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In ovo metabolism of estradiol to estrone sulfate in chicken eggs: Implications for how yolk estradiol influences embryonic development.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Feb 2020
Paitz Ryan T, Angles Rachel, Cagney Erin
Abstract excerpt
The steroid 17β-estradiol (herein "estradiol") is a potent regulator of sexual differentiation that exerts wide-ranging effects on the developing brain and other tissues. The developing gonads are an important source of estradiol but most, if not all, vertebrate embryos are also exposed to maternally derived estradiol during development. In birds, this maternally derived estradiol is present in the egg at the...
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