Effect of fetal or neonatal exposure to monobutyl phthalate (MBP) on testicular development and function in the marmoset

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2244-2254

  McKinnell, Chris ^a   Mitchell, Rod T ^a   Walker, Marion ^a   Morris, Keith ^a   Kelnar, Chris J H ^b   Wallace, W Hamish ^b   Sharpe, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal; Germ cells; Monobutyl phthalate; Neonatal; Testis

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MARMOSET; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE;

ANIMALIA; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 68949198154     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep200     Document Type: Article

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