Prenatal phthalate causes cryptorchidism postnatally by inducing transabdominal ascent of the testis in fetal rats

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-21

  Imajima, Tatsuro ^a   Shono, Takeshi ^a   Zakaria, Ossama ^a   Suita, Sachiyo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; Phthalate esters; transabdominal descent

Indexed keywords

MONO N BUTYLPHTHALATE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FETUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS DESCENT;

EID: 0031016495     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90083-X     Document Type: Article

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