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Yolk androgens as pleiotropic mediators of physiological processes: a mechanistic review.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Aug 2008

Navara Kristen J, Mendonça Mary T

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Avian egg yolks are made up of complex mixtures of physiologically relevant substances. Androgens, in particular, accumulate in yolks in variable amounts based on social and environmental conditions experienced by laying females, and using experimental elevations of yolk androgen content, researchers have unveiled potent physiological and behavioral effects on offspring. These patterns and effects are exciting in...

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PMID: 18550405
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.05.002

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