Kolaviron prevents carbendazim-induced steroidogenic dysfunction and apoptosis in testes of rats

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 444-453

  Adedara, I A ^a,b   Vaithinathan, S ^a   Jubendradass, R ^a   Mathur, P P ^a   Farombi, E O ^b  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Apoptosis and Testes; Carbendazim; Kolaviron; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; CARBENDAZIM; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; KOLAVIRON; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIALIC ACID; STEROID ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; CYTOCHROMES C; ESTRADIOL DEHYDROGENASES; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GARCINIA KOLA; MALE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 84874805200     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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