Laboratory experiments have documented the effects of hormones and endocrine-disrupting compounds on mammary development in mammals. However, few observations of mammary hyperplasia have been presented for wild rodents. We describe hyperplastic mammary glands in a wild-caught white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) from an area contaminated with heavy metals.
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1 January 2011
Presence of Hyperplastic Pectoral Mammary Glands in a White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) from a Superfund Site in Oklahoma, USA
Kimberly A. Hays,
Melanie A. Breshears
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 47 • No. 1
January 2011
Vol. 47 • No. 1
January 2011