Histological and histomorphometric alterations in thyroid and adrenals of CD rat pups exposed in utero to methyl thiophanate

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 617-623

  Maranghi, Francesca ^a   Macrì, Caterina ^a   Ricciardi, Claudio ^a   Stazi, Anna Velia ^a   Rescia, Michele ^a   Mantovani, Alberto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenals; Development; Endocrine disrupters; Fungicide; Postnatal effects; Prenatal exposure; Rat; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; FUNGICIDE; THIOPHANATE METHYL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PINNA DETACHMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EYE OPENING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROPIC DEGENERATION; KARYOMEGALY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MITOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; RAT; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; THYROID GLAND; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

PINNA;

EID: 0242287176     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(03)00105-9     Document Type: Article

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