Assessment of Inhibin B as a Biomarker of Testicular Injury Following Administration of Carbendazim, Cetrorelix, or 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane in Wistar Han Rats

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-28

  Moffit, Jeffrey S ^a   Her, Leah S ^a   Mineo, Anthony M ^a   Knight, Brian L ^a   Phillips, Jonathan A ^a   Thibodeau, Michael S ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

1,2 dibromo 3 chloropropane; carbendazim; cetrorelix; FSH; Inhibin B; LH; rat; testis

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; CARBENDAZIM; CETRORELIX; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBAMATES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROPANE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84873453969     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: 15429741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.21045     Document Type: Article

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