The prenylflavonoid phytoestrogens 8-prenylnaringenin and isoxanthohumol diferentially suppress steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells in ontogenesis

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 589-594

  Izzo, Gaia ^a   Söder, Olle ^a   Svechnikov, Konstantin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

8 prenylnaringenin; Isoxanthohumol; Leydig cells; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

8 PRENYLNARINGENIN; ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; ISOXANTHOHUMOL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS;

8-PRENYLNARINGENIN; ISOXANTHOHUMOL; LEYDIG CELLS; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; HUMULUS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; XANTHONES;

CANNABACEAE; HUMULUS LUPULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 80051984764     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1602     Document Type: Article

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