Time-specific effects of mono-n-butyl phthalate on the transabdominal descent of the testis in rat fetuses

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-125

  Shono, Takeshi ^a,c   Kai, H ^a   Suita, S ^a   Nawata, H ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Phthalate esters; Rats; Transabdominal testicular descent

Indexed keywords

MONO N BUYTL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS DESCENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERATOGENS; TESTIS;

EID: 0033948021     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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