Neuroendocrine and reproductive effects of contemporary-use pesticides

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 26-36

  Goldman, Jerome M ^a   Stoker, Tammy E ^a   Cooper, Ralph L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

endocrine; hypothalamic pituitary; reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHIAZIDE; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; FOLLITROPIN; FORMAMIDINE; GONADOTROPIN; HERBICIDE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PESTICIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THIRAM;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; LACTATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; REPRODUCTION;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSECTICIDES; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033363312     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379901500104     Document Type: Article

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