Developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls affects sexual behavior of rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 689-696

  Wang, X Q ^a   Fang, J ^b   Nunez, A A ^c   Clemens, L G ^c  

^a LESHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Laboratory rats; PCB; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4' TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; 3,3',4,4' TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; ANDROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SESAME SEED OIL; 2,4,2',4'-TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; 3,4,3',4'-TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LONG EVANS RAT; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0037088971     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00673-X     Document Type: Article

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