Open AccessExposure of Neonatal Rats to Parathion Elicits Sex-Selective Reprogramming of Metabolism and Alters the Response to a High-Fat Diet in Adulthood
Author(s) -
T. Leon Lassiter,
Ian T. Ryde,
Emiko A. MacKillop,
Kathleen K. Brown,
Edward D. Levin,
Frederic J. Seidler,
Theodore A. Slotkin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11673
Subject(s) - parathion , endocrinology , medicine , organophosphate , weight gain , toxicity , metabolism , carbohydrate metabolism , toxicant , biology , pesticide , body weight , agronomy
Developmental exposures to organophosphate pesticides are virtually ubiquitous. These agents are neurotoxicants, but recent evidence also points to lasting effects on metabolism.
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