Altered gonadal expression of TGF-β superfamily signaling factors in environmental contaminant-exposed juvenile alligators

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 58-63

  Moore, Brandon C ^a,f   Milnes, Matthew R ^b   Kohno, Satomi ^a,e   Katsu, Yoshinao ^c   Iguchi, Taisen ^c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^d   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OKAZAKI INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Alligator; Environmental contaminants; Follistatin; Gonad; Growth Differentiation Factor 9; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

ACTIVINS; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GONADS; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBINS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80053945759     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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