Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebrates
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 09:49
in Biology & Nature
In a study with important consequences for studies on the effects of chemicals on steroid responses in humans, a team of French and American scientists, including Michael E. Baker, PhD, professor in UC San Diego's Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, have found that - contrary to earlier assumptions - enzymes used for the synthesis of steroids in insects, snails, octopuses and corals are unrelated to those used in humans...
Read the whole article on Science Centric
More from Science Centric
Related
- Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebratesMon, 29 Jun 2009, 18:44:39 EDT
- Plant steroids offer new paradigm for how hormones workThu, 24 Jul 2008, 14:37:03 EDT
- Bodybuilding with steroids damages kidneysThu, 29 Oct 2009, 15:01:19 EDT
- How to treat steroid-naive ulcerative colits patients efficiently?Fri, 19 Sep 2008, 14:02:34 EDT
- Plants on steroids: Key missing link discoveredTue, 8 Sep 2009, 16:16:24 EDT