Impact of lycopene on epididymal androgen and estrogen receptors' expression in polychlorinated biphenyls-exposed rat

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-101

  Raj, Manickavel Vinoth ^a   Selvakumar, Kandaswamy ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Gunasekaran ^a   Revathy, Soundarrajan ^a   Elumalai, Perumal ^a   Arunakaran, Jagadeesan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

androgen receptor; epididymis; estrogen receptor; lycopene; polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BETA ACTIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LYCOPENE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LYCOPENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTENOIDS; CHLORODIPHENYL (54% CHLORINE); CYTOPROTECTION; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLYCERYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84890285917     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113492213     Document Type: Article

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