In utero exposure to mono-N-butyl phthalate impairs insulin-like factor 3 gene expression and the transabdominal phase of testicular descent in fetal rats

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1861-1864

  Shono, Takeshi ^a   Shima, Yuichi ^a   Kondo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Suita, Sachiyo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

INSL3; Phthalate ester; Rat; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHTHALIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DISEASE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSULIN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS;

EID: 28844449320     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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