Article
Potential of environmental factors to affect development of reproductive systems.
Fundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Jan 2000
Dixon R L
Abstract excerpt
Because during development, critical molecular and cellular processes must respond with integrity to a variety of hormones and other growth factors to insure normal postnatal function, there is real potential for environmental chemicals to affect these processes. The development of normal reproductive capacity may offer particularly susceptible targets for toxins. Environmental factors might alter the genetic...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Environmental Pollutants
- Female
- Fetus
- Gonadal Dysgenesis
- Gonadal Steroid Hormones
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy