Transgenerational effect of the endocrine disruptor vinclozolin on male spermatogenesis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 868-879

  Anway, Matthew D ^a   Memon, Mushtaq A ^a   Uzumcu, Mehmet ^a,b   Skinner, Michael K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Apoptosis; Epigenetic; Gametogenesis; Male infertility; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAGING; TESTIS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OXAZOLES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 33750607327     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000349     Document Type: Article

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