Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) increases transforming growth factor-β1 expression in fetal mouse genital tubercles

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 1289-1294

  Liu, Xing ^a   He, Da Wei ^a   Zhang, De Ying ^a   Lin, Tao ^a   Wei, Guang Hui ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; URETHRA DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; PREGNANCY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UP-REGULATION;

MUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 49449114692     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802114915     Document Type: Article

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