Bisphenol A inhibits cultured mouse ovarian follicle growth partially via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-67

  Ziv Gal, Ayelet ^a   Craig, Zelieann R ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

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

Author keywords

AHR; Antral follicle; BPA; Estradiol; Low dose; Ovary

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

AHR GENE; AHRR GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ARNT GENE; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP1B1 GENE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

AHR; ANTRAL FOLLICLE; BPA; ESTRADIOL; LOW DOSE; OVARY;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHENOLS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84883299955     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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