Background. Rat male hypogonadisim (hgn/hgn) is accompanied by bilateral hypoplastic kidney (HPK). The HPK contains a reduced number of nephrons that progress to chronic renal failure. In this study, we describe the renal pathophysiology in adult ...
Journal of Toxicological Sciences 29(5) 517-534 2004年12月 [査読有り]
Flutamide, when administered subcutaneously to female rats at doses of 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg/day during late pregnancy (gestational days 16-21), significantly and dose-dependently decreased anogenital distance (AGD) of the male offspring in each dose...
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 66(9) 1151-1154 2004年9月 [査読有り]
The hypogonadic rat (hgn/hgn) shows male sterility, reduced female fertility, and renal hypoplasia, controlled by a single recessive gene located on rat chromosome 10. We developed a fine map around the hgn locus using 565 rat backcross progeny an...
Vinclozolin is a systemic dicarboximide fungicide that is used on fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and turf grass. Vinclozolin and its metabolites are known to be endocrine disruptors and act as androgen receptor antagonists. The hypothesis ...
H Suzuki   M Yagi   K Saito   K Suzuki   
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 71(1) 104-116 2004年7月 [査読有り]
The hypogonadic rat is characterized by male sterility, reduced female fertility, and renal hypoplasia controlled by a single recessive allele (hgn) on chromosome 10. Plasma testosterone is low and levels of gonadotropins are high in adult male hg...