Sexual behavior in Japanese quail as a test end point for endocrine disruption: effects of in ovo exposure to ethinylestradiol and diethylstilbestrol

Article Abstract:

Research indicates that estrogens negatively impact male sexual behavior in experiments using Japanese quail and the estrogens ethinyl estradiol (EE) and diethylstilbestrol (DES). While plasma testosterone concentrations were not affected by either estrogen, testis weight asymmetry was associated with EE, and reduction of the cloacal gland was associated with DES.

Sexual behavior, Physiological aspects, Reproduction (Biology), Reproduction, Endocrinology, Japanese quail, Diethylstilbestrol, Ethinyl estradiol

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Flame retardant exposure: polybrominated diphenyl ethers in blood from Swedish workers

Article Abstract:

A higher concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), used as flame retardants, was found in the blood of Swedish workers at an electronics-dismantling plant (37 pmol/g lw) compared to clerks who work at computer screens (7.3 pmol/g lw) and hospital cleaners (5.4 pmol/g lw). Five PBDE congeners were quantified in the workers' blood serum.

Statistical Data Included, Electronics industry, Polybrominated biphenyls, Swedes, Fire resistant materials, Industrial toxicology

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Cadmium, mercury, and lead in kidney cortex of the general Swedish population: a study of biopsies from living kidney donors

Article Abstract:

Findings are presented of chemical toxins in the kidneys of Swedish organ donors. Studies were based on data obtained from 18 male and 18 female donors ranging in age from 30 to 71, with the highest heavy metal detected being cadmium, followed by mercury, then lead.

Organ donors, Tissue donors, Toxicological chemistry

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