Long term dietary methoxychlor exposure in rats increases sodium solution consumption but has few effects on other sexually dimorphic behaviors

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1345-1354

  Flynn, K M ^a,c   Delclos, K B ^a   Newbold, R R ^b   Ferguson, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental; Endocrine disrupter; Methoxychlor; Sexually dimorphic; Sodium preference; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; INSECTICIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; MUTAGENIC AGENT; SACCHARIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR TERATOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM INTAKE; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SODIUM, DIETARY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 21244455492     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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