In utero phthalate effects in the female rat: A model for MRKH syndrome

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-321

  Hannas, Bethany R ^a   Howdeshell, Kembra L ^b   Furr, Johnathan ^a   Earl Gray, L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical period; Reproductive malformations; Uterine

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID ESTER;

AGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROMETROCOLPOS; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UTERUS HORN; WEIGHT GAIN;

CRITICAL PERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE MALFORMATIONS; UTERINE;

46, XX DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; ORGANOGENESIS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84888067576     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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