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Effects of graded doses of the pesticide heptachlor on body weight, mating success, oestrous cycle, gestation length and litter size in laboratory rats
(Pergamon, 1995-05-01)
Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with 5 or 20 mg/kg body weight
heptachlor solution every other day for up to 18 days. They were weighed every day and the
stage of oestrus determined by vaginal smears. ...
In vivo and in vitro effects of graded doses of the pesticide heptachlor on female sex steroid hormone production in rats
(Pergamon, 1995-05-01)
Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with corn oil or 5 mg, 20 mg, 25
mg or 30 mg per kg body weight of heptachlor solution every other day for up to 18 days.
The rats were killed at the end of the experimental ...
The pesticide heptachlor affects steroid hormone secretion in isolated follicular and luteal cells of rat
(Elsevier, 2006-09-01)
Heptachlor, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide, suppresses the production of
progesterone and estradiol in the female rat in vivo or in isolated ovaries in vitro. In this study
the effect of heptachlor on steroid ...