Maternal isobutyl-paraben exposure decreases the plasma corticosterone level in dams and sensitivity to estrogen in female offspring rats

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1027-1033

  Kawaguchi, Maiko ^a   Morohoshi, Kaori ^b   Masuda, Junya ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^c,d   Morita, Masatoshi ^b,e   Imai, Hideki ^f   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^c,d   Himi, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Estrogen; Isobutyl paraben; Maternal; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; ISOBUTYL PARABEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PARABENS; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 68949145192     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.1027     Document Type: Article

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