Synthetic flavonoids cross the placenta in the rat and are found in fetal brain

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 274, Issue 2 37-2, 1998, Pages

  Schroder Van Der Elst J P ^a   Van Der Heide, D ^a   Rokos, H ^b   Morreale De Escobar, G ^c   Kohrle J ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Firma Henning Berlin   (Germany)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Goitrogen; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 4',6 DIHYDROXY 3',5' DIIODOFLAVONE; EMD 49209; FLAVONOID; PREALBUMIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; DIET; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GOITER; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031935852     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.2.e253     Document Type: Article

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