Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: A complex cocktail of poorly biodegradable chemicals is ubiquitous in the modern environment. Exposure to such chemicals contributes to diseases such as metabolic syndrome and infertility. Since the liver is the primary defence organ against xenotoxicants, we analysed the liver proteome of sheep continuously exposed (from pre-conception until early adulthood) to sewage sludge. Our aim was to identify dysregulated pathways and understand how a chemical cocktail ca...