Defective reproductive organ morphology and function in domestic rooster embryonically exposed to o,p′-DDT or ethynylestradiol

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 481-486

  Blomqvist, A ^a   Berg, C ^b   Holm, L ^a   Brandt, I ^b   Ridderstrale Y ^a   Brunstrom B ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Embryo; Epididymis; Estradiol; Testis; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CLOACA; COMB AND WATTLES; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33144459830     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.045104     Document Type: Article

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