Effect of benomyl and carbendazim on steroid and molecular mechanisms in uterine decidual growth in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-214

  Spencer, Fitzgerald ^a   Chi, Limen ^a   Zhu, Ming Xia ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benomyl; Carbendazine; Decidual; Estradiol; Fungicide; Progesterone; Protein; Rat; Receptor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; CARBENDAZIM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; UTERUS GROWTH; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BENOMYL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029942051     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199605)16:3<211::AID-JAT334>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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