Developmental abnormalities of the gonad and abnormal sex hormone concentrations in juvenile alligators from contaminated and control lakes in Florida.
The reproductive development of alligators from a contaminated and a control lake in central Florida was examined. Lake Apopka is adjacent to an EPA Superfund site, listed due to an extensive spill of dicofol and DDT or its metabolites. These compounds can act as estrogens. Contaminants in the lake...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567320/ |