Reproductive and possible hormonal effects of carbendazim

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 476-486

  Rama, Elkiane Macedo ^a   Bortolan, Simone ^b   Vieira, Milene Leivas ^b   Gerardin, Daniela Cristina Ceccatto ^b   Moreira, Estefania Gastaldello ^b  

^a Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria Brazil   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbendazim; Developmental toxicity; Endocrine disruption; Reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CARBENDAZIM; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ANTIANDROGEN; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUNGICIDE; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMINIZATION; HERSHBERGER TEST; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE WEIGHT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; UTEROTROPHIC ASSAY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; REPRODUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84904014605     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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