A study of the effects of methyl mercury, cadmium, arsenic, selenium, and a PCB, (aroclor 1254) on adrenal and testicular steroidogeneses in vitro, by the gray seal Halichoerus grypus

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 369-383

  Freeman, H C ^a   Sangalang, G B ^a  

^a Halifax Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROCLOR 1254; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PRASTERONE; RADIOISOTOPE; SELENIUM; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; PHARMACOKINETICS; PREGNENOLONE H 3; PROGESTERONE C 14; SEAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER POLLUTION;

ACETYLATION; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANDROSTENES; ANIMAL; AROCLORS; ARSENIC; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CADMIUM; IN VITRO; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PINNIPEDIA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNENES; SEALS; SELENIUM; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

EID: 0017714738     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02220918     Document Type: Article

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