Variation in somatic and ovarian development: Predicting susceptibility of amphibians to estrogenic contaminants

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 524-530

  Storrs, Sara I ^a   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Atrazine; Development; Differentiation; Estrogen; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HERBICIDE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FROG; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TADPOLE; TOAD;

EID: 42649131683     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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