Does atrazine influence larval development and sexual differentiation in xenopus laevis?

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 376-384

  Kloas, Werner ^a   Lutz, Ilka ^a   Springer, Timothy ^b   Krueger, Henry ^b   Wolf, Jeff ^c   Holden, Larry ^d   Hosmer, Alan ^e,f  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b Wildlife International Ltd   (United States)

^c Experimental Pathology Laboratories   (United States)

^d Sielken and Associates   (United States)

^e SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Atrazine; Development; Endocrine; Sexual differentiation; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMINIZATION; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TADPOLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HERBICIDES; LARVA; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 59149086656     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn232     Document Type: Article

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