Effects of atrazine on metamorphosis, growth, laryngeal and gonadal development, aromatase activity, and sex steroid concentrations in Xenopus laevis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 160-173

  Coady, Katherine K ^a,e   Murphy, Margaret B ^a   Villeneuve, Daniel L ^b   Hecker, Markus ^b   Jones, Paul D ^a   Carr, James A ^c   Solomon, Keith R ^d   Smith, Ernest E ^c   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^d   Kendall, Ronald J ^c   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e ENTRIX INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Estradiol; Herbicide; Reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE;

ATRAZINE; FROG;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LARYNX; LARYNX MUSCLE; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 22344455516     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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