Endocrine modulation of reproduction

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-17

  Chapin, Robert E ^a   Stevens, James T ^b   Hughes, Claude L ^c   Kelce, William R ^d   Hess, Rex A ^e   Daston, George P ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Department of Toxicology   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIANDROGEN; ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENAMIDINE; ESTROGEN; FLAVONOID; FUNGICIDE; GENISTEIN; HERBICIDE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LEAD; LINDANE; OPIATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; TAMOXIFEN; TERPENOID; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

EID: 85033067744     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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