Equol inhibits growth, induces atresia, and inhibits steroidogenesis of mouse antral follicles in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 295, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-55

  Mahalingam, Sharada ^a   Gao, Liying ^a   Gonnering, Marni ^a   Helferich, William ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antral follicle; Atresia; Equol; Ovary; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

17BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 3BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; BETA ACTIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 17A1; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84958214072     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.02.009     Document Type: Article

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