Triclosan affects the thyroid axis of amphibians

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 601-602

  Helbing, Caren C ^a   Propper, Catherine R ^b   Veldhoen, Nik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE; TRICLOSAN;

AMPHIBIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FACE; GOITER; HISTOLOGY; LETTER; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; TADPOLE; THYROID GLAND; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; THYROID GLAND; TRICLOSAN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 80052231150     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr127     Document Type: Letter

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