Development of antibodies to teleost vitellogenins: Potential biomarkers for environmental estrogens

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1306, Issue , 1996, Pages 23-36

  Denslow, Nancy D ^a   Chow, Ming M ^a   Folmar, Leroy C ^b   Bonomelli, Sherman L ^a   Heppell, Scott A ^c   Sullivan, Craig V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; TELEOST VITELLOGENIN;

ANTIBODIES;

EID: 0030263458     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11697s     Document Type: Article

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