Clues from wildlife to create an assay for thyroid system disruption

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 363-367

  Colborn, Theo ^a  

^a WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; Development; Organochlorine contaminants; Retinoids; Thyroid; Wildlife; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

RETINOID; THYROID HORMONE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FISH; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036072321     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110s3363     Document Type: Article

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