Hypothyroidism protects di(n-butyl) phthalate-induced reproductive organs damage in Sprague-Dawley male rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Lee, Ena ^a   Hee, Jin Kim ^a   Ji, Young Im ^a   Kim, Jeonga ^a   Park, Hyeyoung ^a   Ju, Young Ryu ^a   Lee, Jaewon ^a   Keun, Aee Shim ^b   Kee, Kyung Jung ^c   Soon, Young Han ^c   Byung, Mu Lee ^b   Seung, Hee Kim ^c   Hyung, Sik Kim ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Di(n butyl) phthalate; Hypothyroidism; Metabolic activation; Monobutyl phthalate; Testis; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL LOSS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEYDIG CELL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

RATTUS;

EID: 48849117505     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.33.299     Document Type: Article

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