Effects of aroclor 1254 on the expression of the KAP3 gene and reproductive function in rats

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-547

  Lee, Chae Kwan ^a   Kang, Han Seung ^b   Kim, Ju Ran ^c   Lee, Byung Ju ^d   Lee, Jong Tae ^a   Kim, Jeong Ho ^a   Kim, Dae Hwan ^a   Lee, Chang Hee ^a   Ahn, Jin Hong ^a   Lee, Chae Un ^a   Yu, Seong Jin ^c   Kang, Sung Goo ^c  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fetoneonatal oestrogen binding protein; Kinesin superfamily protein; Oestrogen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; KINESIN SUPERFAMILY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 3; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MATING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUBERTY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; BRAIN; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VAGINA;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248369279     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06117     Document Type: Article

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