The orl rat with inherited cryptorchidism has increased susceptibility to the testicular effects of in utero dibutyl phthalate exposure

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 360-367

  Johnson, Kamin J ^a   McCahan, Suzanne M ^a   Si, Xiaoli ^a   Campion, Liam ^a   Herrmann, Revital ^a   Barthold, Julia S ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fetal; Gene; Gonocyte; Phthalate; Susceptibility; Testis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 17A1; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN INSL3; PROTEIN SCARB1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPOSURE; FETUS; GENE INTERACTION; GERM CELL; INHERITANCE; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTBRED STRAIN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SCAVENGER RECEPTORS, CLASS B; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 51849108613     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn140     Document Type: Article

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