The adverse effects of aldrin and dieldrin on both myometrial contractions and the secretory functions of bovine ovaries and uterus in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-31

  Wrobel, Michał H ^a   Grzeszczyk, Marlena ^a   Mlynarczuk, Jaroslaw ^a   Kotwica, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chloroorganic insecticides; Contractions; Cow; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; DIELDRIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; INSECTICIDE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL CELL; OVARY; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ALDRIN; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DIELDRIN; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GRANULOSA CELLS; INSECTICIDES; LUTEAL CELLS; OVARY; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 84934270204     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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