Effect of cadmium on rat Leydig cell testosterone production and DNA integrity in vitro

Biomed Environ Sci. 2013 Sep;26(9):769-73. doi: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.09.009.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cadmium / toxicity*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • DNA / drug effects
  • DNA Damage
  • Leydig Cells / drug effects*
  • Leydig Cells / enzymology
  • Leydig Cells / metabolism
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Testosterone / biosynthesis
  • Testosterone / metabolism*

Substances

  • Cadmium
  • Testosterone
  • DNA
  • 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases