Detection of a synthetic sex steroid in the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus): Evidence for a novel environmental androgen.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.020
Abstract: Endocrine-disrupting contaminants (EDC's) are well known to alter sexual differentiation among vertebrates via estrogenic effects during development, particularly in organisms characterized by temperature-dependent sex determination. However, substances producing androgenic effects typically lack potency when tested… read more here.
Keywords: synthetic sex; sex steroid; androgen; detection synthetic ... See more keywords