Reproductive effects of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in immature male rats and its relation to cholesterol, testosterone, and thyroxin levels

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 777-784

  Botelho, Giuliana G K ^a   Golin, Munisa ^a   Bufalo, Aedra C ^b   Morais, Rosana N ^a   Dalsenter, Paulo R ^a   Martino Andrade, Anderson J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIPAR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; MALE; PLASTIC; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDIDYMIS; KIDNEY MASS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE SYNTHESIS; TOXICOKINETICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 70350284643     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-009-9317-8     Document Type: Article

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