Acute effects of styrene inhalation on the neuroendocrinological system of rats and the different effects in male and female rats

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 653-659

  Umemura, Tomohiro ^a   Kurahashi, Norie ^a   Kondo, Tomoko ^a   Katakura, Yoko ^a   Sata, Fumihiro ^a   Kawai, Toshio ^b   Kishi, Reiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Occupational Health Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Inhalation; Prolactin; Sexual differences; Styrene

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN 5 RECEPTOR; STYRENE; THYROTROPIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VAPOR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; STYRENE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744575434     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-005-0684-2     Document Type: Article

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