The Antiestrogens Tamoxifen and Fulvestrant Abolish Estrogenic Impacts of 17α-ethinylestradiol on Male Calling Behavior of Xenopus laevis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

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

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

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FULVESTRANT; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; VOCALIZATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; MALE; TAMOXIFEN; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84866517358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044715     Document Type: Article

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