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Reproductive toxicity in Xenopus tropicalis after developmental exposure to environmental concentrations of ethynylestradiol.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 31 Jan 2009
Gyllenhammar Irina, Holm Lena, Eklund Rosita, Berg Cecilia
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive disorders in wildlife and humans have been linked to developmental exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals. In frog tadpoles, environmental concentrations of ethynylestradiol (EE(2)) disrupt gonadal differentiation which results in female-biased sex ratios at metamorphosis indicat...
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