Dose, timing, and duration of flaxseed exposure affect reproductive indices and sex hormone levels in rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 555-570

  Tou, Janet C L ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a   Thompson, Lilian U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LIGNAN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLAX; INGESTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLAX; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROSTATE; PUBERTY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033597190     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00984109909350177     Document Type: Article

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