Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: Prepubertal exposures and effects on sexual maturation and thyroid function in the male rat. A focus on the EDSTAC recommendations

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-252

  Stoker, Tammy E ^a,b   Parks, Louise G ^b   Gray, L Earl ^b   Cooper, Ralph L ^b  

^a Gamete and Early Embryo Biol Branch   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary axis; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BARBITAL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIMETIDINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PESTICIDE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROLACTIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; STEROID RECEPTOR; THIAMAZOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL MATURATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; THYROID FUNCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034029020     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408440091159194     Document Type: Review

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