Reproduction Symposium: Developmental programming of reproductive and metabolic health

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3199-3210

  Padmanabhan, V ^a   Veiga Lopez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Developmental programming; Estrogens; Infertility

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLIC DISEASES; OVARY; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84905081432     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7637     Document Type: Article

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