Prenatal exposure to vinclozolin disrupts selective aspects of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone neuronal system of the rabbit

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 518-526

  Wadas, B C ^a   Hartshorn, C A ^a   Aurand, E R ^a   Palmer, J S ^b   Roselli, C E ^c   Noel, M L ^c   Gore, A C ^a   Veeramachaneni, D N R ^a   Tobet, S A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Hypothalamus; Neuroendocrinology; Reproduction; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE; GONADORELIN; VINCLOZOLIN; FUNGICIDE; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; OXAZOLES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77954126170     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01973.x     Document Type: Article

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