Assessment of estrogenicity by using the delayed implanting rat model and examples

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-117

  Cummings, Audrey M ^a   Laws, Susan C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sitosterol; 4 tert Octylphenol; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disrupting chemical; Hypophysectomized delayed implanting rat model; Implantation; Methoxychlor

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; METHOXYCHLOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; SITOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; METABOLISM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION, DELAYED; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SITOSTEROLS; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034121694     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(00)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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