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Boggs, A. S. P., Botteri, N. L., Hamlin, H. J., & Guillette, L. J. (2011). Chapter 14 - endocrine disruption of reproduction in reptiles. In D. Norris & K. Lopez (Eds.), Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates Vol. 3 - Reptiles, (pp. 373–396). San Diego: Elsevier.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10014-7 BibTeX citation key: Boggs2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Panzerechsen = crocodilia, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Toxikologie = toxicology, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Boggs, Botteri, Guillette, Hamlin, Lopez, Norris Publisher: Elsevier (San Diego) Collection: Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates |
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The vertebrate endocrine system regulates many aspects of development, growth, and reproduction. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous chemicals that mimic hormones or alter hormonal-signaling processes. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals modify regulation by affecting hormone synthesis, transport, or clearance, or by altering receptor number or binding. Depending on concentration, timing, and duration of exposure, effects on physiological processes can be permanent or transient. Initially, EDC research on reptiles focused on internal concentrations of EDCs, but reptiles are now considered ideal species for the study of endocrine disruption because of their wide range of habitats, diet, parity mode, and modes of sex determination. The majority of research on reptiles focuses on species from aquatic habitats. There is a large and growing body of research on EDC actions in alligators and turtles. Little is known about the effects of EDCs on squamates. The value of reptiles as model species for endocrine disruption is broadening the knowledge of EDCs and how these chemicals affect wildlife and human public health.
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