Is the gonadotropin releasing hormone system vulnerable to endocrine disruption in birds?

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 104-108

  Ottinger, Mary Ann ^a   Lavoie, Emma T ^a   Thompson, Nicola ^a   Bohannon, Meredith ^a   Dean, Karen ^a   Quinn Jr , Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Gonadotropin releasing hormone I; Lifetime fitness

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; ATRAZINE; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GONADORELIN; METHOXYCHLOR; TRENBOLONE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67649784506     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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