An ultrastructural study on the effects of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on mice testes: Cell death and sloughing of spermatogenic cells

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 123-130

  Tay, Tat Wei ^a   Andriana, Bibin Bintang ^a   Ishii, Maki ^b   Choi, Ehn Kyoung ^a   Zhu, Xiao Bo ^a   Alam, Mohammad Shah ^a   Tsunekawa, Naoki ^a   Kanap, Yoshiakira ^a   Kurohmarlp, Masamichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mono(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Sloughing; Spermatogenic cell; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; MONO (2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 34047255731     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.83.123     Document Type: Article

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