Co-localized expression of FasL, Fas, Caspase-3 and apoptotic DNA fragmentation in mouse testis after oral exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate

Toxicology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Ichimura, Takao ^a   Kawamura, Maki ^a   Mitani, Akemi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Di(2 ethylhexyl)phthalate; Fas; Testis; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; FLUORESCEIN; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXPOSURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUTH; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0242543287     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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