The male peripubertal phase as a developmental window for reproductive toxicology studies

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 20, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 5398-5415

  Perobelli, Juliana Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO SAGRADO CORAÇÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Male; Peripuberty; Reproductive toxicology

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CADMIUM; COCAINE; FENVALERATE; FLUTAMIDE; GLYPHOSATE; IPRODIONE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PERCHLORATE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; PROCHLORAZ; TRICLOSAN; VINCLOZOLIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATION; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTAL MALE RAT ASSAY; PUBERTY; RABBIT; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE; ANIMAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84911399888     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1381612820666140205150059     Document Type: Article

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