Effects of diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) on INSL3 mRNA expression by Leydig cells derived from mouse embryos and in newborn mice

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 512-521

  Song, X F ^a   Wei, Guang Hui ^a   Liu, X ^a   Zhang, D Y ^a   Chen, X ^a   Deng, Y J ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Diethylhexyl phthalte (DEHP); Insulin like factor 3; Leydig cells; Mice; Phthlates

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR; RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 45149090152     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600316     Document Type: Article

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