Food Emulsifier Glycerin Monostearate Increases Internal Exposure Levels of Six Priority Controlled Phthalate Esters and Exacerbates Their Male Reproductive Toxicities in Rats
Gao HT, Xu R, Cao WX, Zhou X, Yan YH, Lu L, Xu Q, Shen Y. Food Emulsifier Glycerin Monostearate Increases Internal Exposure Levels of Six Priority Controlled Phthalate Esters and Exacerbates Their Male Reproductive Toxicities in Rats. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0161253. PMID: 27575856, PMCID: PMC5004918, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal exposure levelsReproductive toxicityExposure levelsMale ratsTestosterone levelsFood emulsifier glycerin monostearatePAE exposureHistopathology of testesMale reproductive toxicityDEHP groupRat urineUbiquitous phthalate estersRatsPhthalate monoestersHistopathologyInjuryToxicityTestisGlycerin monostearatePrimary metabolitesExposureUPLC-MSFood additivesGavageLevels