Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate affects the steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells through provoking ROS perturbation

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 950-955

  Zhao, Yan ^a   Ao, Hong ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Sottas, Chantal M ^b   Ge, Ren shan ^b   Li, Luxi ^a   Zhang, Yunhui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

DEHP; Leydig cell; MEHP; Oxidative stress; ROS

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STEM CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84863857428     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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