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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Octylphenol
Study details
Groupmammalian
OrganismWistar rat
Tissue
AgeNeonatal
InVivoIn vivo
LabLaboratory
Flow
Duration25 days
RouteSubcutaneous
Temperature
Concentration150 mg/kg
NotesDosing on postnatal days 2-12
Described effects
suspected endocrine effect
Reduction in efferent duct epithelial cell height
Literature references
Fisher, J.S., Turner, K.J., Brown, D., Sharpe, R.M.(1999). Effect of neonatal exposure to estrogenic compounds on development of the excurrent ducts of the rat testis through puberty to adulthoodEnviron. Health Perspect., 107: 397-405
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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