Prenatal testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels in male rats exposed during pregnancy to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and diethylstilbestrol

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 169-179

  Haavisto, Tapio ^a   Nurmela, Katri ^a   Pohjanvirta, Raimo ^b,c,d   Huuskonen, Hannele ^b   El Gehani, Faraj ^a   Paranko, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Diethylstilbestrol; Fetus; Luteinizing hormone; Male; Rat; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLIC AMP; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FEMALE; FETUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 0035912878     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(01)00425-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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