Atrazine disrupts steroidogenesis, VEGF and NO production in swine granulosa cells

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-63

  Basini, Giuseppina ^a   Bianchi, Francesco ^a   Bussolati, Simona ^a   Baioni, Laura ^a   Ramoni, Roberto ^a   Grolli, Stefano ^a   Conti, Virna ^a   Bianchi, Federica ^a   Grasselli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

E2; Endocrine disruptors; NO; Ovary; P4; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID; VASCULOTROPIN;

ATRAZINE; CELL ORGANELLE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HERBICIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84866979950     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.027     Document Type: Article

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