Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a group of pollutants that can affect the endocrine
system and lead to diseases and dysfunctions across the lifespan of organisms. They are …

Research using Xenopus takes advantage of large, abundant eggs and readily manipulated
embryos in addition to conserved cellular, developmental and genomic organization with …

Teleosts and pond-breeding amphibians may be exposed to a wide variety of
anthropogenic, waterborne contaminants that affect the hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid …

The timing of metamorphosis is a central amphibian life history trait and is controlled by the
interplay of developmental progression, body size and condition, and environmental signals …

Thyroid hormone (TH) is the most important hormone in frog metamorphosis, a
developmental process which will not occur in the absence of TH but can be induced …

Domestication begins with the selection of animals showing less fear of humans. In most
domesticates, selection signals for tameness have been superimposed by intensive …

BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormone (TH) receptor (TR) plays critical roles in vertebrate
development. However, the in vivo mechanism of TR action remains poorly explored …

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Growth plate and articular cartilage constitute a single anatomical entity early in
development but later separate into two distinct structures by the secondary ossification …

Pedomorphy, maintenance of juvenile traits throughout life, is most pronounced in
extraordinarily long-lived naked mole-rats. Many of these traits (eg, slow growth rates, low …