A survey of estrogenic activity in United Kingdom inland waters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1993-2002

  Harries, Jule E ^a   Sheahan, David A ^a   Jobling, Susan ^b   Matthiessen, Peter ^a   Neall, Paula ^a   Routledge, Edwin J ^b   Rycroft, Richard ^a   Sumpter, John P ^b   Tylor, Tina ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Sewage; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; NONHUMAN; ONCORHYNCHUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION;

MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029834079     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<1993:ASOEAI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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