Effects of maternal exposure to an aromatase inhibitor on sexual behaviour and neurochemical and endocrine aspects of adult male rat

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 557-562

  Gerardin, Daniela C C ^a,b   Piffer, Renata C ^a   Garcia, Patrícia C ^a   Moreira, Estefânia G ^b   Pereira, Oduvaldo C M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Neurochemistry; Sexual differentiation; Striatum

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; LETROZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EJACULATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITRILES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

RATTUS;

EID: 44649190552     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07213     Document Type: Article

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