Atrazine concentrations, gonadal gross morphology and histology in ranid frogs collected in Michigan agricultural areas

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 230-245

  Murphy, M B ^a   Hecker, M ^b   Coady, K K ^c   Tompsett, A R ^b   Jones, P D ^b   Du Preez, L H ^d   Everson, G J ^d   Solomon, K R ^e   Carr, J A ^f   Smith, E E ^f   Kendall, R J ^f   Van Der Kraak, G ^e   Giesy, J P ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Warner Southern College   (United States)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Field study; Hermaphrodite; Rana clamitans; Testicular oocyte; Triazine herbicides

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ATRAZINE; FROG; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FROG; GONAD; HERMAPHRODITISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AGROCHEMICALS; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONADS; HERBICIDES; HERMAPHRODITISM; INCIDENCE; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; MICHIGAN; RANIDAE; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANIDAE;

EID: 32644481383     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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