Effects of bromodichloromethane on ex vivo and in vitro luteal function and bromodichloromethane tissue dosimetry in the pregnant F344 rat

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 919-928

  Bielmeier, S R ^a   Murr, A S ^b   Best, D S ^b   Harrison, R A ^b   Pegram, R A ^b   Goldman, J M ^b   Narotsky, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromodichloromethane; Corpora lutea; Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Luteinizing hormone; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Rat

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRIHALOMETHANES;

RATTUS;

EID: 34247177622     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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