Environmental estrogens and reproductive biology in amphibians

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-129

  Mosconi, G ^a   Carnevali, O ^b   Franzoni, M F ^c   Cottone, E ^c   Lutz, I ^d   Kloas, W ^d   Yamamoto, K ^e   Kikuyama, S ^e   Polzonetti Magni, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Reproduction; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; VITELLOGENIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMINIZATION; FROG; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; SALAMANDER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SHORT SURVEY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0036096361     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2002.7781     Document Type: Article

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