Estrogenic activity of chlordecone, o,p'-DDT and o,p'-DDE in juvenile rainbow trout: Induction of vitellogenesis and interaction with hepatic estrogen binding sites

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 31-52

  Donohoe, Regina M ^a,b   Curtis, Lawrence R ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlordecone; Estradiol; Estrogen binding site; Fish; o,p' DDE; o,p' DDT; p,p' DDE; Rainbow trout; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORDECONE; ESTRADIOL; MOXESTROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BINDING; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 0030292760     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(96)00799-0     Document Type: Article

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