Dioxin and the Sex Ratio
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Dioxin and the Sex Ratio
The question of how exposure to dioxins might affect only males and why it affects preferentially male embryos in the Seveso data presented by Mocarelli et al. remains intriguing. This enigma can be explained by the ovopathy concept, which addresses the determination of both the sex and the condition of the progeny. Antiandrogenic properties of dioxin alter the sperm-transit time and mating beh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021101