Embryonic exposure to low-dose pesticides: Effects on growth rate in the hatchling red-eared slider turtle

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-272

  Willingham, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; NONACHLOR; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; MALE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEROID METABOLISM; TERATOGENICITY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; MALE; PESTICIDES; SEX RATIO; TURTLES;

EID: 0035851016     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390152543726     Document Type: Article

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