Marlo Jeffries
Assistant Professor
Biology
The Institute for Environmental Studies
India
Biography
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, The Institute for Environmental Studies.
Research Interest
Impacts of environmentally-relevant contaminants on various physiological processes, especially those related to endocrine function, reproduction, development and immunity
Publications
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Thornton LM, Path EM, Nystrom GS, Venables BJ, Sellin Jeffries MK. 2016. Early life stage exposure to BDE-47 causes adverse effects on reproductive success and sexual differentiation in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Science and Technology 50:7834-7841.
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Yost AT, Thornton LM, Venables BJ, Sellin Jeffries MK. 2016. Dietary exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether 47 (BDE-47) inhibits development and alters thyroid hormone-related gene expression in the brain of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Environmental Toxicology and Pharamacology 48:337-244
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Thornton LM, LeSueur MC, Yost AT, Stephens DA, Oris JT, Sellin Jeffries MK. 2017. Characterization of basic immune function parameters in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), a common model in environmental toxicity testing. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 61:163-172
