Early post-natal exposure to low dose oral di(2ethylhexyl) phthalate affects the peripheral LH-concentration in plasma, but does not affect mating behavior in the post-pubertal boar

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Ljungvall, Karl ^a   Spjuth, Linda ^a   Hultén, Fredrik ^a   Einarsson, Stig ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, Heriberto ^a   Andersson, Kjell ^b   Magnusson, Ulf ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; DEHP; Domestic pig; Endocrine disruption; LH; Male; Mating; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ADULTHOOD; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC PIG; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GONAD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 30644457829     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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