Effects of intrauterine 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on the development and function of the gonadotrophin releasing hormone neuronal system in the male rat

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  Clements, Robert J ^a   Lawrence, R Charles ^b   Blank, James L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Developmental exposure; Dioxin; GnRH; Hypothalamus; Intrauterine; Male reproductive function

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; GONADORELIN;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN REGION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGENY; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; PERFUSION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 66049125903     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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