Epididymal markers in rats exposed to the xenoestrogen p-nonylphenol: No biochemical effects at low dosages

Andrologia

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 305-310

  Fourie, M H ^a,c   Bornman, M S ^a   Viljoen, E ^b  

^a STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Epididymis; Male reproductive toxicology; p nonylphenol; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARNITINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0034772980     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2001.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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