A phytooxysterol, 28-homobrassinolide modulates rat testicular steroidogenesis in normal and diabetic rats

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 589-596

  Premalatha, R ^a   Jubendradass, Rajamanickam ^a   Rani, S Judith Amala ^a   Srikumar, K ^a   Mathur, Premendu Prakash ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

28 homobrassinolide; lipid peroxidation; phyto oxysterol; steroidogenesis; testis

Indexed keywords

28 HOMOBRASSINOLIDE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG 1; PHYTOSTEROL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TESTIS;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CHOLESTANONES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84876744169     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112459241     Document Type: Article

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