Finding maximal transcriptome differences between reprotoxic and non-reprotoxic phthalate responses in rat testis

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-430

  Yuan, Xiaolian ^a,b   Jonker, Martijs J ^a,b   de Wilde, Jillian ^c,d   Verhoef, Aart ^c   Wittink, Floyd R A ^a   van Benthem, Jan ^c   Bessems, Jos G ^c   Hakkert, Betty C ^c   Kuiper, Raoul V ^c,e   van Steeg, Harry ^c,d   Breit, Timo M ^a,b   Luijten, Mirjam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS BIOINFORMATICS CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microarray analysis; Phthalates; Rat testis; Reproductive toxicity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TOXICOGENETICS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79960722256     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1601     Document Type: Article

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