Embryonic exposure to the widely-used herbicide atrazine disrupts meiosis and normal follicle formation in female mice

Abstract The widely-used herbicide atrazine (ATZ) is detected in ground and surface water in many countries. Several studies in animals have demonstrated that ATZ has endocrine-disrupting effects on male and female reproduction in many vertebrate species. In this study, we investigated the effects o...

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Main Authors: Aurore Gely-Pernot, Souhila Saci, Pierre-Yves Kernanec, Chunxiang Hao, Frank Giton, Christine Kervarrec, Sergei Tevosian, Severine Mazaud-Guittot, Fatima Smagulova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03738-1