Endocrine and reproductive function in ewes exposed to the organochlorine pesticides lindane or pentachlorophenol

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-46

  Beard, A P ^a   Bartlewski, P M ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LINDANE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; LAMB; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; WEANING;

EID: 0033534556     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099158213     Document Type: Article

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