Genotyping sex in the amphibian, Xenopus (Silurana) tropicalis, for endocrine disruptor bioassays

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Olmstead, Allen W ^a   Lindberg Livingston, Annelie ^a   Degitz, Sigmund J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Endocrine disruption; Genetic sex determination; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENOTYPE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; XENOPUS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONADS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; REPTILIA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 77953687958     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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