Genomic biomarkers of phthalate-induced male reproductive developmental toxicity: A targeted RT-PCR array approach for defining relative potency

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 544-557

  Hannas, Bethany R ^a   Lambright, Christy S ^a   Furr, Johnathan ^a   Evans, Nicola ^a   Foster, Paul M D ^a   Gray, Earl L ^b   Wilson, Vickie S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Mixture toxicity; Phthalate risk assessment; PPAR

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIHEPTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIHEXYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISODECYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISONONYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIPENTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; PIRINIXIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; POTENCY DISORDER; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84856084795     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr315     Document Type: Article

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