Disruption of reproductive development in male rat offspring following gestational and lactational exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and genistein

Biological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Zhang, Lian Dong ^a   Deng, Qian ^a   Wang, Zi Ming ^a   Gao, Ming ^b   Wang, Lei ^a   Chong, Tie ^a   Li, He Cheng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI AN NO 4 HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Di 2 (ethylhexyl) phthalate; Genistein; Lactation; Pregnancy; Reproductive system

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CYP11B3 PROTEIN, RAT; CYP17A1 PROTEIN, RAT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENISTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLASTICIZER; SCARB1 PROTEIN, RAT; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR B; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANIMALS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; GENISTEIN; GENITALIA, MALE; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLASTICIZERS; PREGNANCY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAVENGER RECEPTORS, CLASS B; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTIS;

EID: 84882768223     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602013000200004     Document Type: Article

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