Long-term effects of environmental endocrine disruptors on reproductive physiology and behavior

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue JUN, 2009, Pages

  Patisaul, Heather B ^a   Adewale, Heather B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol; Development; Estrogen receptors; Genistein; Sexual differentiation; Soy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890486529     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.08.010.2009     Document Type: Review

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