male repro

 

disorders induced by hormonal insufficiency

- probably ED effect

 

hypospadias

cryptorchidism

semen quality

 

 

 

 

 

histoically: sperm count decreases in the past 70 yrs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


hexachlorobenzene

 

 

 

prostate cell 

androgen-response

 

red: DHT (control, dihydrotestosterone)

blue: hexachlorobenzene

 

two-phased

dose-response curve

 

NMDR

 

'regular' dose-response

 

monotonic

 

the higher concentration used

the higher response shown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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experiment:

vinclozolin - anti-androgen

females: single dose i.p. injection of 50µg/kg-bw vinclozolin

mating: 6 weeks after exposure with unexposed males

male and female pups separated, males examined, females mated …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for many EDs epigenetic effect is supposed

-! NO TEST SYSTEM !-