Effect of tetrabrombisphenol A on induction of apoptosis in the testes and changes in expression of selected testicular genes in CD1 mice

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-39

  Zatecka, Eva ^a,b   Ded, Lukas ^a,b   Elzeinova, Fatima ^a   Kubatova, Alena ^a   Dorosh, Andriy ^a,b   Margaryan, Hasmik ^a   Dostalova, Pavla ^a,b   Peknicova, Jana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fertility; Gene expression; Histopathology of testes; Reproductive parameters; Spermatogenesis; Tetrabromobisphenol A

Indexed keywords

TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ACR GENE; ACROSOME; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APG 1 GENE; APOPTOSIS; AR GENE; ARTICLE; BAX GENE; BCL 2 GENE; CD1 OUTBRED MOUSE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HSC70T GENE; HSP60 GENE; HSP70 2 GENE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PPIA GENE; PROSTATE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SOX9 GENE; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR GENE; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84871927400     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.05.095     Document Type: Article

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