Effects of Mycoestrogens on Female Reproduction
Zearalenone (ZEA) is produced by Fusarium species and a common contaminant in food. ZEA and its metabolites, α- and β-zearalenol, α- and β-zearalanol, and zearalanone, are mycoestrogens that can interfere with estrogen signaling. High levels of mycoestrogens reduced female fertility in farm animals...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Reproductive and Developmental Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.repdevmed.org/article.asp?issn=2096-2924;year=2018;volume=2;issue=1;spage=52;epage=58;aulast=Andersen |