Environmental Estrogens and Reproductive Biology in Amphibians

In this paper, the effects of an estrogenic compound, 4-nonyl-phenol (NP), on the amphibians Rana esculenta and Triturus carnifex are described together with those on sexual differentiation in Xenopus laevis. NP increased plasma vitellogenin in male frogs and newts in a dose-related manner; moreover...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and Comparative Endocrinology 2002-04, Vol.126 (2), p.125-129
Hauptverfasser:	Mosconi, G., Carnevali, O., Franzoni, M.F., Cottone, E., Lutz, I., Kloas, W., Yamamoto, K., Kikuyama, S., Polzonetti-Magni, A.M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	amphibians Amphibians - physiology Animals Aromatase - metabolism Environmental Exposure Estrogens, Non-Steroidal - pharmacology Female Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood Gonadotropins - secretion Hypothalamus - enzymology Male Phenols - pharmacology Prolactin - secretion Rana esculenta Rana esculenta - physiology Reproduction Sex Differentiation - drug effects Triturus - physiology Triturus carnifex Vitellogenins - blood xenoestrogens Xenopus laevis Xenopus laevis - physiology
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