Review of the histological effects of the anti-androgen, flutamide, on mouse testis

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Anahara, Reiko ^a,b   Toyama, Yoshiro ^b   Mori, Chisato ^b  

^a RYOTOKUJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortactin; Ectoplasmic specialization; Flutamide; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; CORTACTIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLUTAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGENESIS; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST TENDERNESS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOMASTIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CORTACTIN; FLUTAMIDE; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 39749127058     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.12.003     Document Type: Review

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