Microcystin (-LR) affects hormones level of male mice by damaging hypothalamic-pituitary system

Toxicon

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Wang, Xueting ^a   Ying, Feng ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Han, Xiaodong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary system; Leydig cells; Male reproductive system toxicity; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METASTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; TESTOSTERONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE BETA GENE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE 1 GENE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LEYDIG CELL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA GENE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROCYSTINS; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

MUS;

EID: 84855220947     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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