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Aflatoxin B1 disrupts the androgen biosynthetic pathway in rat Leydig cells

The present study investigated if Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent and naturally occurring mycotoxin, interferes with the steroidogenic pathway in rat Leydig cells. Testicular Leydig cells are the predominant source of the male sex steroid hormone testosterone (T) that maintains the male phenotype and...

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