Prenatal exposure of rats to diphenhydramine: Effects on physical development, open field, and gonadal hormone levels in adults

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 511-516

  Chiavegatto, S ^a   Oliveira, C A ^b   Bernardi, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Dept Anim Repro Dept P   (Brazil)

^c Section of Domestic and Wild Animals Anatomy   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antihistamine H1; Gonadal hormone levels; Histamine; Maternal behavior; Milk production; Physical development; Prenatal diphenhydramine effects; Puberty; Sexual dimorphic behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK PRODUCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; PINNA;

EID: 0030664091     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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