Reproductive effects of the parabens

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-140

  Scialli, Anthony R ^a  

^a Tetra Tech Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BUTYL PARABEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROPYL PARABEN; TESTOSTERONE;

BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; LETTER; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA OPENING;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PARABENS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 79960469767     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.03.005     Document Type: Letter

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