Dose-dependent effects of sertoli cell toxicants 2,5-hexanedione, carbendazim,and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in adult rat testis

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 719-727

  Moffit, Jeffrey S ^a   Bryant, Bronwyn H ^a   Hall, Susan J ^a   Boekelheide, Kim ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,5 Hexanedione; Carbendazim; Histopathology; MEHP; Rat; Sertoli; Testis

Indexed keywords

2,5-HEXANEDIONE; ACETONYLACETONE; ALKANONE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBENDAZIM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; MONO (2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FISCHER 344 RAT; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BODY WEIGHT; CARBAMATES; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEXANONES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TUBULIN;

EID: 35748964423     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: 15331601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230701481931     Document Type: Article

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