Peripubertal exposure to the antiandrogenic fungicide, vinclozolin, delays puberty, inhibits the development of androgen-dependent tissues, and alters androgen receptor function in the male rat

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-79

  Monosson, Emily ^a   Kelce, William R ^b   Lambright, Christy ^c   Ostby, Joseph ^c   Gray, L Earl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

androgen receptor; antiandrogen; fungicide; preputial separation; puberty; vinclozolin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANEDIOL; FUNGICIDE; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; OXAZOLES; PUBERTY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033360298     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379901500107     Document Type: Article

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