Postnatal exposure to octylphenol decreases semen quality in the adult ram

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1068-1075

  Sweeney, T ^a   Fox, J ^a   Robertson, L ^b   Kelly, G ^a   Duffy, P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   O'Doherty, J ^a   Roche, J F ^a   Evans, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting compounds; FSH; Octylphenol; Rams; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL SURVIVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847017314     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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