Reproductive impairment in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) after in ovo exposure to o,p'-DDT

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-122

  Halldin, Krister ^a   Holm, Lena ^b   Ridderstråle, Yvonne ^b   Brunström, Björn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Japanese quail; O,p' DDT; Reproductive organs; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; ENTEROBACTER; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0037291281     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0417-8     Document Type: Article

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