Effects of gestational and lactational exposure to low doses of PCBs 126 and 153 on anterior pituitary and gonadal hormones and on puberty in female goats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-95

  Lyche, Jan L ^a   Oskam, Irma C ^a   Skaare, Janneche U ^a,b   Reksen, Olav ^a   Sweeney, Torres ^c   Dahl, Ellen ^a   Farstad, Wenche ^a   Ropstad, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Delayed puberty; Estrogenic action; Estrus cycle; Gestational exposure; LH; PCB 126; PCB 153; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID HORMONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATION PERIOD; GOAT; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GOATS; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 4444287102     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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