Sexually dimorphic behavior after developmental exposure to characterize endocrine-mediated effects of different non-dioxin-like PCBs in rats

Toxicology

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 52-60

  Lilienthal, Hellmuth ^a   Heikkinen, Päivi ^b,c   Andersson, Patrik L ^d   Viluksela, Matti ^b,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Rat; Sexually dimorphic behavior; Sweet preference

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SACCHARIN; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RAT; SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC BEHAVIOR; SWEET PREFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIOXINS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHARIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TASTE;

INVERTEBRATA; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84880842869     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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