4Reproductive efficiency in mink (Mustela vison) treated with the pesticides lindane, carbofuran and pentachlorophenol

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Beard, A P ^a   McRae, A C ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LINDANE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PROGESTERONE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO MORTALITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LITTER SIZE; MATING; MINK; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FETUS DEATH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CARBOFURAN; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; LITTER SIZE; MINK; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030613778     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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