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Endocrine Disruption of Brain Sexual Differentiation by Developmental PCB Exposure
29 Dec 2010
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, sexual differentiation of the hypothalamus occurs during prenatal and early postnatal development due in large part to sex differences in hormones. These early organizational processes are critically important for the attainment and maintenance of adult reproductive functions. We tested the hypothesis that perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that disrupt hormonal pathways would...
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