Steroidogenesis-disrupting compounds can be effectively studied for major fertility-related endpoints using in vitro cultured mouse follicles

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Lenie, Sandy ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Endocrine disruption; Follicle culture; MEHP; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; KETOCONAZOLE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; VOROZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROIDS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIAZOLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60349094635     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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