Hypospadias and incomplete preputial separation in male rats induced by prenatal exposure to an anti-androgen, flutamide

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Yoshimura, Shinsuke ^a   Yamaguchi, Hajime ^a   Konno, Kazunori ^a   Ohsawa, Noriko ^a   Noguchi, Satoshi ^a   Chisaka, Akiko ^a  

^a HATANO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti androgen; Flutamide; Hypospadias; Prenatal exposure; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 12444338140     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.17.113     Document Type: Article

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