The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in teleosts and amphibians: Endocrine disruption and its consequences to natural populations

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-312

  Carr, James A ^a   Patiño, Reynaldo ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Development; Fishes; Hypothalamus; Pituitary; Reproduction; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; CADMIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; COSMETIC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; MERCURY; NONYLPHENOL; PERCHLORATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; ZINC;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; GOITER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TELEOST; TERATOGENICITY; THYROID DISEASE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 78650680024     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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