Simultaneous exposure to low concentrations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, deltamethrin, nonylphenol and phytoestrogens has negative effects on the reproductive parameters in male Spraque-Dawley rats

Andrologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 128-135

  Kilian, E ^a   Delport, R ^a   Bornman, M S ^a   De Jager, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Deltamethrin; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Male reproductive health; p nonylphenol; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DELTAMETHRIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; NONYLPHENOL; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; POLLUTION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DDT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALARIA; MALE; NITRILES; PHENOLS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PYRETHRINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS;

EID: 34547844135     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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