Mode of action: Reduction of testosterone availability - Molinate-induced inhibition of spermatogenesis

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 685-690

  Kavlock, Robert ^a   Cummings, Audrey ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen Deprivation; Fertility; High Density Lipoprotein; Human Relevance; Rat; Reproductive Toxicity; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MOLINATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONE INHIBITION; LIPID DEGRADATION; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENTS; AZEPINES; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE; THIOCARBAMATES;

EID: 28144443449     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408440591007386     Document Type: Article

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