Neonatal exposure to genistein adversely impacts the ontogeny of hypothalamic kisspeptin signaling pathways and ovarian development in the peripubertal female rat

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-289

  Losa, Sandra M ^a   Todd, Karina L ^a   Sullivan, Alana W ^a   Cao, Jinyan ^a   Mickens, Jillian A ^a   Patisaul, Heather B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogen; Fertility; Ovary; Phytoestrogens; Reproductive; Soy

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GENISTEIN; KISSPEPTIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL STRESS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VAGINA MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENISTEIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; OVARY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79953747037     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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