Reproductive toxicity of trenbolone acetate in embryonically exposed Japanese quail

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1191-1196

  Quinn Jr , Michael J ^a   Lavoie, Emma T ^b   Ottinger, Mary Ann ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cloacal foam gland; Embryonic development; Endocrine disrupting chemical; Japanese quail; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TOXICITY;

ANDROGENS; CLOACAL FOAM GLAND; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; JAPANESE QUAIL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

SESAME SEED OIL; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

ACETATE (SALT); BIRD; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; COTURNIX JAPONICA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PUBERTY; QUAIL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERATOGENICITY;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; SESAMUM INDICUM; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 33845213462     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.085     Document Type: Article

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