Effects of estrogens on sex differentiation in Japanese quail and chicken

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Brunström, Björn ^a,b   Axelsson, Jeanette ^a,b   Mattsson, Anna ^a,b   Halldin, Krister ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian embryos; Copulatory behavior; Estrogens; Reproductive organs; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; COPULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUAIL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67649697259     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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