Ovarian disorders in immature rats after postnatal exposure to environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 90-99

  Kummer, Vladimír ^a   Mašková, Jarmila ^a   Zralý, Zdeněk ^a   Faldyna, Martin ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Endocrine disruptors; Ovarian toxicity

Indexed keywords

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; THICKNESS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 84871620508     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1714     Document Type: Article

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