Effect of in utero exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate: Distribution in the rat fetus and testosterone production by rat fetal testis in culture

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2064-2069

  Stroheker, Thomas ^a   Regnier, Jean François ^b   Lassurguere, Julie ^c   Chagnon, Marie Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b ATOFINA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

DEHP; Fetus; Placental transfer; Testis; Testosterone production

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CARCASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; GONAD; LIVER; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT STRAIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETUS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PLASTICIZERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33749571170     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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