BMC Genetics, 2019 Background Sexual precocity is a common biological phenomenon in animal species. A large number of precocity individuals were identified in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, which caused huge economic loss annually.
Xiaowen Chen +5 more
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Evo-devo of human adolescence: beyond disease models of early puberty [PDF]
, 2013 Despite substantial heritability in pubertal development, much variation remains to be explained, leaving room for the influence of environmental factors to adjust its phenotypic trajectory in the service of fitness goals.
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The surface reactivity of iron oxide nanoparticles as a potential hazard for aquatic environments: A study on Daphnia magna adults and embryos [PDF]
, 2018 open5noNano-ecotoxicology is extensively debated and nanomaterial surface reactivity is an emerging topic. Iron oxide nanoparticles are widely applied, with organic or inorganic coatings for stabilizing their suspensions.
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Alternative adjustment of scrotal circumference for growth traits in Nellore cattle
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2020 The objective of this study was to estimate adjustment factors of scrotal circumference for growth traits in Nellore cattle. Measurement at post-yearling of scrotal circumference from 100,107 Nellore was adjusted for six traits: age (A), body weight (BW),
Bárbara Mazetti Nascimento +4 more
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Thyroxine-binding globulin: investigation of microheterogeneity [PDF]
, 1981 Preparations of T4-binding globulin (TBG) from human serum was performed using only two affinity chromatography steps. Purity of the protein was demonstrated by a single band in overloaded disc and sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis, equimolar ...
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Female sexual maturation and reproduction after prepubertal exposure to estrogens and endocrine disrupting chemicals: A review of rodent and human data [PDF]
, 2006 Natural hormones and some synthetic chemicals spread into our surrounding environment share the capacity to interact with hormone action and metabolism.
Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre +3 more
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018 The aim of this study was to estimate the coefficients of heritability and genetic correlations among visual scores (conformation, CPW; precocity, PPW; musculature, MPW) and reproductive traits: age at first lambing (AFL) and scrotal circumference (SC ...
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Central precocious puberty: A case report
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2020 Precocious puberty is the onset of physical and hormonal signs of pubertal development before the age of 9 years in males and 8 years in females. A 2-year 9-month-old Indian male child was brought to the hospital with complaints of excessive growth of ...
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Intraskeletal histovariability, allometric growth patterns, and their functional implications in bird-like dinosaurs [PDF]
, 2018 With their elongated forelimbs and variable aerial skills, paravian dinosaurs, a clade also comprising modern birds, are in the hotspot of vertebrate evolutionary research.
Adriaens, Dominique +3 more
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El papel de la institutriz en The Turn of the Screw [PDF]
, 2010 For more than a hundred years, the role of the governess in The Turn of the Screw has been the centre of an enormous controversy among literary critics. In their approach to this work, critics have come up with a broad range of different interpretations,
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