The differential effect of atrazine on luteinizing hormone release in adrenalectomized adult female wistar rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 684-689

  Foradori, Chad D ^a   Hinds, Laura R ^a   Quihuis, Alicia M ^a   Lacagnina, Anthony F ^a   Breckenridge, Charles B ^b   Handa, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Luteinizing hormone (LH LH receptor); Stress; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CORTICOSTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HERBICIDES; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80053444029     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.092452     Document Type: Article

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