Endocrine disrupting effects of low dose 17 β-estradiol (E 2) on the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) were detected by modified one-generation reproduction study

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-54

  Yamashita, Ryo ^a   Oshima, Atsushi ^a   Hasegawa Baba, Yasuko ^a   Wada, Masaru ^b   Shibuya, Kazumoto ^a  

^a NIPPON INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Avian reproduction study; Endocrine disruption; Japanese quail; New endpoints

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; PHYTOESTROGEN; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICK; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC DUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FOOD INTAKE; FOWL; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JAPANESE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PROGENY; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS ATROPHY; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 79551608549     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.36.43     Document Type: Article

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