Effect of cadmium chloride on steroidogenic enzymes in the Bidder's organ of the toad (Bufo melanostictus).
Injection of cadmium chloride in a toad increases both the delta 5-3 beta-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities in Bidder's organ.
D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019256:Cadmium Chloride; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008297:Male; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000201:enzymology
D002104:Cadmium; D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C032690:3-alpha-(17-beta)-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (NAD(+)); D019256:Cadmium Chloride