Effects on differentiation of reproductive organs and sexual behaviour in Japanese quail by excessive embryonic ER activation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 416-425

  Mattsson, Anna ^a,b   Brunstrm, Bjrn ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Oestrogen receptors; Ovotestis; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

16ALPHA LACTONE ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOACA; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO MORTALITY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD; HATCHING; JAPANESE; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; QUAIL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENITALIA; MALE; OVARY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 74549218801     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08293     Document Type: Article

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