The effect of glucocorticoids on sex steroid synthesis in cultured Taenia crassiceps Wake Forest University (WFU) cysticerci

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-469

  Hinojosa, L ^a   Valdez, R A ^a   Salvador, V ^a   Rodriguez A G ^a   Willms, K ^b   Romano, M C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN; CYSTICERCUS (CESTODE LARVA); ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; STEROIDS; TAENIA;

MUS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 84868692264     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X11000708     Document Type: Article

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