Developmental exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors: Consequences within the ovary and on female reproductive function

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-352

  Uzumcu, Mehmet ^a   Zachow, Rob ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti androgenic; Embryonic gonadal development; Environmental endocrine disruptors; Estrogenic; Female fertility; Folliculogenesis; Ovary; Paracrine factors; Steroidogenesis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIANDROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ETHANE; FULVESTRANT; METHOXYCHLOR; VINCLOZOLIN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILITY; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIMORDIUM; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34247110061     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2006.10.006     Document Type: Review

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