Pregnenolone co-treatment partially restores steroidogenesis, but does not prevent growth inhibition and increased atresia in mouse ovarian antral follicles treated with mono-hydroxy methoxychlor

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 780-786

  Craig, Zelieann R ^a   Hannon, Patrick R ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antral follicles; Metabolites; Methoxychlor; Ovary; Pregnenolone; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; METHOXYCHLOR; MONOHYDROXY METHOXYCHLOR; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANTRAL FOLLICLES; METABOLITES; METHOXYCHLOR; OVARY; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; METHOXYCHLOR; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNENOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884718749     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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