Pre- and postnatal exposure to 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl: II. Effects on the reproductive capacity and fertilizing ability of eggs in female mice

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-214

  Huang, A ^a   Lin, S ^a   Inglis, R ^a   Powell, D ^a   Chou, K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4' TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL;

EGG FERTILIZING ABILITY; FECUNITY; MOUSE; REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY; TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOOD INTAKE; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN DEATH; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; THYMUS ATROPHY;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OVUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031911513     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900306     Document Type: Article

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