Cadmium exposure differentially modifies the circadian patterns of norepinephrine at the median eminence and plasma LH, FSH and testosterone levels

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-182

  Lafuente, A ^a   Gonzalez Carracedo A ^a   Romero, A ^a   Cano, P ^b   Esquifino, A I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

24 h Rhythms; Cadmium; FSH; LH; Norepinephrine; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METAL; NORADRENALIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344845208     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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