Low dose of bisphenol A impairs the reproductive axis of prepuberal male rats

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 239-246

  Gámez, Juan Manuel ^a   Penalba, Romina ^a   Cardoso, Nancy ^a   Ponzo, Osvaldo ^a   Carbone, Silvia ^a   Pandolfi, Matías ^a   Scacchi, Pablo ^b   Reynoso, Roxana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Prepuberal male rats; Reproductive axis

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREPUBERTY; PROGENY; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WEANING;

EID: 84896388047     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-013-0298-8     Document Type: Article

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