Pubertal timing after neonatal diethylstilbestrol exposure in female rats: Neuroendocrine vs peripheral effects and additive role of prenatal food restriction

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-72

  Franssen, Delphine ^a   Ioannou, Yiannis S ^a   Alvarez real, Alexandra ^a   Gerard, Arlette ^a   Mueller, Johanna K ^b   Heger, Sabine ^b   Bourguignon, Jean Pierre ^a   Parent, Anne Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Hypothalamus; Kisspeptin; Leptin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, RAT; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TOXICITY; VAGINA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL LINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; LEPTIN; MICE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION; VAGINA;

EID: 84899428417     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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