New method for detecting antiandrogenic effects through the measurement of external genitalia in rabbits

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Inawaka, Kunifumi ^a   Kishimoto, Noriyuki ^a   Higuchi, Hashihiro ^a   Okamoto, Takayuki ^b   Kawamura, Satoshi ^a  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Nara Prefectural Federation of Agricultural Mutual Aid Associations   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Cyproterone acetate; External genitalia; Fetus; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; FETUS WEIGHT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77649196322     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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