Evaluation of sodium arsenite exposure on reproductive competence in pregnant and postlactational dams and their offspring

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-12

  Bourguignon, Nadia Soledad ^a   Bonaventura, María Marta ^a   Rodríguez, Diego ^a   Bizzozzero, Marianne ^a   Ventura, Clara ^b   Nuñez, Mariel ^b   Lux Lantos, Victoria Adela ^a   Libertun, Carlos ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hormones; Offspring; Oxidative stress; Postlactational estrous cycles; Pregnancy; Sodium arsenite

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE; ARSENIC; ARSENOUS ACID DERIVATIVE; HORMONE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; MALE; MARE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HYPOPHYSIS; LIVER; METABOLISM; OVARY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENITES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85009968386     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2017.01.002     Document Type: Article

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