Feminizing/demasculinizing effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on the secondary sexual development of Xenopus laevis

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-327

  Qin, Zhan Fen ^a   Qin, Xiao Fei ^a   Yang, Lei ^a   Li, Han Ting ^a   Zhao, Xing Ru ^a   Xu, Xiao Bai ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Feminization demasculinization; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Secondary sexual development; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1242; ESTRADIOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

FEMINIZATION; HISTOLOGY; PCB; SERUM; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTOSTERONE; TOAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNX; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 34547905727     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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