In utero exposure to an AR antagonist plus an inhibitor of fetal testosterone synthesis induces cumulative effects on F1 male rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Hotchkiss, A K ^a,b   Rider, C V ^a,b,c   Furr, J ^a   Howdeshell, K L ^a,c   Blystone, C R ^a,b,c   Wilson, V S ^a   Gray Jr, L E ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b USEPA/NCSU Cooperative Training Program   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor antagonist; Cumulative risk assessment; Di n butyl phthalate; Male rat sexual differentiation; Procymidone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PROCYMIDONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; NIPPLE MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77955275183     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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