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Parental effects of endocrine disrupting compounds in aquatic wildlife: Is there evidence of transgenerational inheritance?
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Aug 2015
Schwindt Adam R
Abstract excerpt
The effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) on aquatic wildlife are increasingly being recognized for their complexity. Investigators have detected alterations at multiple levels of biological organization in offspring exposed to EDCs through the blood or germ line of the parents, suggesting that generational consequences of EDCs are evident. Exposure to EDCs through the parents is concerning because if...
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