Evaluation of the male pubertal onset assay to detect testosterone and steroid biosynthesis inhibitors in CD rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 285-295

  Marty, M S ^a   Crissman, J W ^a,b   Carney, E W ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

EDSTAC; Endocrine disruption; Endocrine modulation; Preputial separation; Pubertal onset; Puberty; Steroid inhibitors; Testosterone; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHEMICAL AGENT; FADROZOLE; FINASTERIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; STEROID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TESTOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EVALUATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD; LABORATORY; MALE; MALE PUBERTAL ONSET ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PREPUTIAL GLAND; RAT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; THYROID WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FADROZOLE; FINASTERIDE; GENITALIA, MALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; KETOCONAZOLE; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID GLAND; TOXICITY TESTS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035065886     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/60.2.285     Document Type: Article

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