Effects of xenoestrogens on the differentiation of behaviorally relevant neural circuits in higher vertebrates

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1163, Issue , 2009, Pages 271-278

  Panzica, G C ^a,b,c   Mura, E ^a   Miceli, D ^a   Martini, M A ^a   Gotti, S ^a   Viglietti Panzica, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Neuroscience INN   (Italy)

^c Department of Anatomy Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; DDE; Diethylstilbestrol; Genistein; Kisspeptin; Nitric oxide synthase; Vasotocin

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ARGIPRESTOCIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ETHYLENE; GENISTEIN;

CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUAIL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65449152914     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03628.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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