Effects of low concentrations of DI-(2-ethylhexyl) and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on steroidogenesis pathways and apoptosis in the murine Leydig tumor cell line MLTC-1

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 986-989

  Chen, Xi ^a   Liu, Ya Nan ^a   Zhou, Qing Hong ^a   Leng, Ling ^a   Chang, Ying ^b   Tang, Nai Jun ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; MONO (2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; STEROID;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MICE; STEROIDS;

EID: 84892414325     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/bes2013.034     Document Type: Letter

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