title: Presence of hyperplastic pectoral mammary glands in a white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) from a Superfund Site in Oklahoma, USA.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: Melanie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Breshears
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000633:toxicity*; D009825:Oklahoma; D010542:Peromyscus
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy