Congener-specific action of PBDEs on steroid secretion, CYP17, 17β-HSD and CYP19 activity and protein expression in porcine ovarian follicles

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Karpeta, A ^a   Rak Mardyla A ^a   Jerzak, J ^a   Gregoraszczuk, E L ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; BDEs; Estradiol; Steroidogenic enzymes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450 17; ESTRADIOL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STEROID RELEASE; SWINE; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TOXICITY TESTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; SWINE;

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EID: 80052542915     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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