Endocrine Disruptors and Other Food-contaminating Environmental Pollutants as Risk Factors in Animal Reproduction

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 15-22

  Rhind, S M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL FOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149193500     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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