Berberine disturbs the expression of sex-hormone regulated genes in β-naphthoflavone-induced mice

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-276

  Lao Ong, Thinnakom ^a   Chatuphonprasert, Waranya ^a,b   Jarukamjorn, Kanokwan ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

naphthoflavone; 17 HSD; Berberine; Hydroxylase; Sex hormone

Indexed keywords

3 BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; BERBERINE; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CYTOCHROME P450 17; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX HORMONE REGULATED GENE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84880050408     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2013.271.276     Document Type: Article

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