Endocrine Disruptors Start a Medical Revolution: From Alligators to Humans
Sunday, January 5, 2014 - 00:30
in Biology & Nature
Early studies of alligators led Dr. Guillette to realize that something in the environment was affecting their reproduction. Juvenile female alligators had malformed ovaries, while males had lower than average testosterone levels and a small penis. He and his colleagues discovered that the changes were caused by environmental contaminants, which were acting as endocrine disruptors.