Effects of 17α-ethynylestradiol on sexual differentiation and development of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 202-210

  Tompsett, Amber R ^a   Wiseman, Steve ^a   Higley, Eric ^a   Pryce, Sara ^a   Chang, Hong ^a   Giesy, John P ^a,b,c   Hecker, Markus ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Delayed metamorphosis; Endocrine; Estrogen; Gonad; Histology; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84866428037     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: 18781659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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