Reproductive disturbance caused by an s-triazine herbicide in pigs

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Gojmerac, Tihomira ^a   Uremović, Marija ^b   Uremovic Z ^b   Curic S ^b   Bilandžić, Nina ^a  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrazine; Gilts; Oestradiol 17 (E2); Oestrus; Reproduction; s triazine herbicide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL; HERBICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HERBICIDES; SWINE;

EID: 0032612508     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.47.1999.1.14     Document Type: Article

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