Biochemical and molecular effects of gestational and lactational coexposure to lead and cadmium on ovarian steroidogenesis are associated with oxidative stress in f1 generation rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 384-394

  Pillai, Prakash ^a   Pandya, Chirayu ^a,b   Gupta, Sharad ^c   Gupta, Sarita ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b Indian Institute of Advanced Research   (India)

^c Gupta Pathological Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Gestational and Lactational Exposure; Lead; Ovarian Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CADMIUM ACETATE; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LEAD ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; LACTATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGENY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LACTATION; LEAD; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78650443603     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20351     Document Type: Article

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