Bisphenol A induces feminization in Xenopus laevis tadpoles

Environmental Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-111

  Levy, Gregor ^a   Lutz, Ilka ^a   Krüger, Angela ^a   Kloas, Werner ^a,b  

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

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian model; Bisphenol A; Estrogenicity; Feminization; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FEMINIZATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPOSURE; FEMINIZATION; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0344982937     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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