Steroidogenic enzyme gene expression profiles in the testis of cattle treated with illicit growth promoters

Steroids

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 508-516

  Lopparelli, Rosa M ^a   Zancanella, Vanessa ^a   Giantin, Mery ^a   Ravarotto, Licia ^b   Pozza, Giandomenico ^b   Montesissa, Clara ^a   Dacasto, Mauro ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Medicina Ambientale e Sanita Pubblica   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Illicit steroids; qRT PCR; Steroidogenesis; Testis; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; BOLDIONE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 17; CYTOCHROME P450 17A1; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH PROMOTOR; ILLICIT DRUG; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR LIKE PROTEIN; PRASTERONE; PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ENZYME; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

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EID: 79952573623     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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