Thyroid function and effects on reproduction in ewes exposed to the organochlorine pesticides lindane or pentachlorophenol (PCP) from conception

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 509-530

  Beard, A P ^a   Rawlings, N C ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINDANE; LIOTHYRONINE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORMONE RESPONSE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0033601305     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157124     Document Type: Article

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