Developmental synergism of steroidal estrogens in sex determination

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Bergeron, Judith M ^a   Willingham, Emily ^a   Osborn III, C Todd ^a   Rhen, Turk ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estriol; Estrogen; Estrone; Synergy; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; STEROID METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

EID: 0033024410     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910793     Document Type: Article

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