The synthetic progestogen, Levonorgestrel, but not natural progesterone, affects male mate calling behavior of Xenopus laevis

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 385-390

  Hoffmann, Frauke ^a   Kloas, Werner ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Levonorgestrel; Mate calling behavior; Progesterone; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL AROUSAL; VOCALIZATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84859881520     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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