Effects of phthalate esters on the developing reproductive tract of male rats

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-235

  Foster, P M D ^a   Mylchreest, E ^a   Gaido, K W ^a   Sar, M ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiandrogenic; Di n butyl; Endocrine disruption; Fetal; Phthalate; Reproductive development; Testis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; CHEMICAL AGENT; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; PLASTICIZER; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOMA; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BREAST AREOLA; CELL COUNT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOSPADIAS; INFORMATION; LEYDIG CELL; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLITE; MOUSE; NIPPLE MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; TOXICITY; VAS DEFERENS;

AGING; ANIMALS; EMBRYO; ESTERS; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RATS;

EID: 0035025368     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/7.3.231     Document Type: Article

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