Reproductive toxicity and toxicokinetics of lindane in the male offspring of rats exposed during lactation

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 146-153

  Dalsenter, P R ^a   Faqi, A S ^a   Webb, J ^a   Merker, H J ^a   Chahoud, I ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

lactation; Lindane; male off spring; reproductive effects

Indexed keywords

LINDANE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MATERNAL PLASMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECTICIDES; LACTATION; LINDANE; MALE; MILK; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY RATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATIDS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030960498     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701600303     Document Type: Article

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