Effects of combined exposure to lead and cadmium on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis function in proestrous rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-384

  Pillai, A ^a   Priya, L ^a   Gupta, Sarita ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DOPAMINE; FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROESTRUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0037333680     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00247-8     Document Type: Article

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