In utero and lactational exposure to TCDD; steroidogenic outcomes differ in male and female rat pups

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 534-544

  Myllymaki S A ^a   Haavisto, T E ^a   Brokken, L J S ^a   Viluksela, M ^b   Toppari, J ^a   Paranko, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; FSH; Infant; LH; Luteinizing hormone; mRNA; Ovary; Rat; Steroidogenesis; TCDD; Testis

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450C17; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROID ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATION PERIOD; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HORMONES; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OVARY; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TERATOGENS; TESTIS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 27944502573     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfi308     Document Type: Article

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