Effect of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on N-cadherin and catenin protein expression in rat testis

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Sobarzo, Cristian M ^a,b   Lustig, Livia ^a   Ponzio, Roberto ^a   Denduchis, Berta ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Catenins ( , and p120); Di (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP); N cadherin; Sertoli cell toxicant; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CATENIN; CORN OIL; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PROTEIN P120;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY WEIGHT; CADHERINS; CATENINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PLASTICIZERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745482425     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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