Methoxychlor-Induced Ovarian Follicle Toxicity in Mice: Dose and Exposure Duration-Dependent Effects

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-224

  Paulose, Tessie ^a   Tannenbaum, Lawrence V ^b   Borgeest, Christina ^c   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b US Army Institute of Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antral follicle; Atresia, ovary; Estrogenic; Fertility; Methoxychlor

Indexed keywords

METHOXYCHLOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHOXYCHLOR; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SESAME OIL; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84862634511     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: 15429741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.21007     Document Type: Article

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