Triclosan exposure modulates estrogen-dependent responses in the female wistar rat

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Stoker, Tammy E ^a   Gibson, Emily K ^a   Zorrilla, Leah M ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Puberty; Triclosan; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; THYROID HORMONE; TRICLOSAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; RAT; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL MATURATION; THYROID HORMONES; TRICLOSAN;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77955882748     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq180     Document Type: Article

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