Effects of developmental exposure to 2,2′,4,4′, 5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE-99) on sex steroids, sexual development, and sexually dimorphic behavior in rats

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-201

  Lilienthal, Hellmuth ^a,b   Hack, Alfons ^a   Roth Härer, Astrid ^b   Grande, Simone Wichert ^c   Talsness, Chris E ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ovarian follicles; Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Rats; Sex steroids; Sexual development; Sexually dimorphic behavior

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5 PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; AROCLOR 1254; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GENITALIA; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32044467384     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8391     Document Type: Article

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