Persistent hexavalent chromium exposure impaired the pubertal development and ovarian histoarchitecture in wistar rat offspring

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 814-828

  Samuel, Jawahar B ^a   Stanley, Jone A ^b,e   Sekar, Pasupathi ^b,c   Princess, Rajendran A ^a   Sebastian, Maria S ^d   Aruldhas, Michael M ^b  

^a Department of Zoology   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c VOORHEES COLLEGE   (India)

^d ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Chromium; Ovary; Oxidative stress; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMIUM;

ANEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM EXPOSURE; OVARY; PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION; REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; STEROID;

ANEMIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MATERNAL EFFECT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT; SEXUAL MATURITY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TISSUE LEVEL;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANEMIA; CHROMIUM; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PUBERTY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84901842228     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.21810     Document Type: Article

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