Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces oxidative stress and inhibits growth of mouse ovarian antral follicles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Wei ^a   Craig, Zelieann R ^a   Basavarajappa, Mallikarjuna S ^a   Hafner, Katlyn S ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovary; Oxidative stress; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYCLIN D2; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4; CYCLIN E1; CYCLINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PLASTICIZER; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MONO (2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MOUSE STRAIN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; UPREGULATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLASTICIZERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84874481895     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.102467     Document Type: Article

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