Reproductive effects of tris(4-chlorophenyl)methanol in the rat

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 709-724

  Foster, Warren G ^a   Desaulniers, Daniel ^a   Leingartner, Karen ^a   Wade, Mike G ^a   Poon, Raymond ^a   Chu, Ih ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRITYL COMPOUNDS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0033181061     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00500-1     Document Type: Article

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