Impact of 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor (4-mbc) during embryonic and fetal development in the neuroendocrine regulation of testicular axis in prepubertal and peripubertal male rats

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 449-454

  Carou, M E ^a   Szwarcfarb, B ^a   Deguiz, M L ^a   Reynoso, R ^a   Carbone, S ^a   Moguilevsky, J A ^b   Scacchi, P ^a   Ponzo, O J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

4 MBC; Endocrine disrupters; Excitatory amino acids; FSH; GABA reproduction; GnRH; LH; Male rats; Testis

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CAMPHOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROLACTIN; PUBERTY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TESTIS;

EID: 70350757388     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: 14393646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1112153     Document Type: Article

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