Developmental programming: Impact of fetal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals on gonadotropin-releasing hormone and estrogen receptor mRNA in sheep hypothalamus

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Mahoney Megan M , M ^b   Padmanabhan, Vasantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Female reproduction; Methoxychlor; Neuroendocrine

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; METHOXYCHLOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY;

ANIMALIA; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955277910     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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