Methyltestosterone Alters Sex Determination in the American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis )

Highlights • The influence of aquaculture hormones on vertebrates with TSD is untested. • Effects of methyltestosterone on alligator sexual differentiation are tested. • Embryonic exposure results in masculinized secondary sex organs. • Methyltestosterone causes intersex primary sex organs at female...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and comparative endocrinology 2016-09, Vol.236, p.63-69
Hauptverfasser:	Murray, Christopher M, Easter, Michael, Merchant, Mark, Rheubert, Justin L, Wilson, Kelly A, Cooper, Amos, Mendonça, Mary, Wibbels, Thane, Marin, Mahmood Sasa, Guyer, Craig
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alligator mississippiensis Alligators and Crocodiles Androgen Animals Crocodilian Endocrinology & Metabolism Female Male Methyltestosterone Methyltestosterone - metabolism Sex Determination Analysis Sex Differentiation Temperature-dependent sex determination Tilapia
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • The influence of aquaculture hormones on vertebrates with TSD is untested. • Effects of methyltestosterone on alligator sexual differentiation are tested. • Embryonic exposure results in masculinized secondary sex organs. • Methyltestosterone causes intersex primary sex organs at female incubation temperatures.
ISSN:	0016-6480 1095-6840
DOI:	10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.07.007