Effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on testosterone production in isolated murine testicular cells

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 292-295

  Uchida, Tatsuya ^a   Yoshida, Seiichi ^a   Inui, Yosuke ^a   Takeda, Ken ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Primary culture; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 24744445814     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.292     Document Type: Article

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