Coadministration of active phthalates results in disruption of foetal testicular function in rats

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 704-712

  Martino Andrade, Anderson J ^a   Morais, Rosana N ^a   Botelho, Giuliana G K ^b   Muller, Graziela ^a   Grande, Simone W ^b   Carpentieri, Giovanna B ^a   Leão, Gabriel M C ^c   Dalsenter, Paulo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical mixtures; Foetal testis; Phthalates; Reproductive effects

Indexed keywords

DI 2 (ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE; DI BUTYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70449360766     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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