Inhibitory mechanisms of lead on steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Liu, M Y ^a   Leu, S F ^b   Yang, H Y ^c   Huang, Bu Miin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Science Council   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CAMP; Lead; Leydig cell; Progesterone; StAR protein; Steroidogenic enzymes

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; BUCLADESINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOCHROME P450; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEYDIG CELL; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 79961175955     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/225-01485010290031556     Document Type: Article

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