Embryonic exposure to the polybrominated diphenyl ether mixture, DE-71, affects testes and circulating testosterone concentrations in adult American kestrels (Falco sparverius)

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 168-176

  Marteinson, Sarah C ^a   Kimmins, Sarah ^a   Bird, David M ^a   Shutt, J Laird ^b   Letcher, Robert J ^b   Ritchie, Ian J ^a   Fernie, Kim J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American kestrel; DE 71; PBDEs; Testes; Testosterone; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

DE 71; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; KESTREL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

FALCO SPARVERIUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 79955404778     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr027     Document Type: Article

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