Disposition of diiosononyl phthalate and its effects on sexual development of the male fetus following repeated dosing in pregnant rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-69

  Clewell, Rebecca A ^a   Sochaski, Mark ^a   Edwards, Kendra ^a   Creasy, Dianne M ^b   Willson, Gabrielle ^c   Andersen, Melvin E ^a  

^a HAMNER INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Huntingdon Life Sciences New Jersey   (United States)

^c EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental effects; DiNP; Gestation; Metabolism; Phthalate; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DIISONONYLPHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GERM CELL; MALE; METABOLITE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; TOXICOKINETICS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FETUS; LIVER; MALE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871922393     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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