Of mice and men (and mosquitofish): Antiandrogens and androgens in the environment

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1037-1050

  Hotchkiss, Andrew K ^a,b   Ankley, Gerald T ^a   Wilson, Vickie S ^a   Hartig, Phillip C ^a   Durhan, Elizabeth J ^a   Jensen, Kathleen M ^a   Martinović, Dalma ^a   Gray Jr , Leon E ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Antiandrogens; Environmental chemicals; Reproductive development; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; MUS; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57349189430     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B581107     Document Type: Review

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