In vivo and in vitro effects of the organochlorine pesticides DDT, TCPM, methoxychlor, and lindane on the female reproductive tract of mammals: A review

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-326

  Tiemann, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female reproductive tract; Human; Laboratory and farm animals; Organochlorines

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ETHANE; CALBINDIN; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CHLORPHENOTANE; CONNEXIN 26; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; LINDANE; MESSENGER RNA; METHOXYCHLOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)METHANOL; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANATOMY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; METABOLITE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVIDUCT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; DDT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; METHOXYCHLOR; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 43849085221     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.03.002     Document Type: Review

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