Effects of acute exposure to PCBs 126 and 153 on anterior pituitary and thyroid hormones and FSH isoforms in adult Sprague Dawley male rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-169

  Desaulniers, D ^a,b   Leingartner, K ^b   Wade, M ^b   Fintelman, E ^b   Yagminas, A ^b   Foster, W G ^b  

^a Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153); 3,3',4,4',5 pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126); Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinizing hormone (LH); Rat; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032907973     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/47.2.158     Document Type: Article

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