Modulation of ovarian follicle maturation in Long-Evans rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in-utero and lactationally

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-573

  Baldridge, Monika G ^a   Stahl, Rebecca L ^a   Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^b   Tripoli, Vicki ^b   Hutz, Reinhold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Aroclor 1016; Follicle; Ovary; PCBs; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1016; DRINKING WATER; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ATTENUATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; LACTATION; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242350289     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(03)00095-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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