Evaluation of ovarian toxicity of mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) using cultured rat ovarian follicles

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 483-490

  Inada, Hiroshi ^a,b   Chihara, Kazuhiro ^a   Yamashita, Akihito ^a   Miyawaki, Izuru ^a   Fukuda, Chiharu ^a   Tateishi, Yumi ^a   Kunimatsu, Takeshi ^a   Kimura, Juki ^a   Funabashi, Hitoshi ^a   Miyano, Takashi ^b  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mono (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP); Ovarian toxicity; Rat ovarian follicles; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIAN TOXICITY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

RATTUS;

EID: 84863108039     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.483     Document Type: Article

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