Adverse effects of neonatal exposure to 3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl on hormone levels and testicular function in male Sprague-Dawley rats

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 657-668

  Xiao, Wusheng ^a,b   Zhang, Jie ^a,b   Liang, Jiren ^a,b   Zhu, Hongyan ^a,b   Zhou, Zhijun ^a,b   Wu, Qing ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Hormone levels; Hypothyroidism; MRNA expression; Neonatal exposure; PCB169; Persistent; Sperm counts; Testosterone; Time course changes

Indexed keywords

HORMONE LEVELS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MRNA EXPRESSION; NEONATAL EXPOSURE; PCB169; PERSISTENT; SPERM COUNTS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME-COURSE CHANGES;

BODY FLUIDS; RATS; VEGETABLE OILS;

PEDIATRICS;

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; CYTOCHROME P450C17; FOLLITROPIN; HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; LIOTHYRONINE; LIVER ENZYME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ALPHA; THYROXINE;

ADULT; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; MALE; NEONATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SERUM; SPERM; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80355133794     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20677     Document Type: Article

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