Synthetic estrogenic agents do not interfere with sex differentiation but do inhibit molting of the cladoceran Daphnia magna

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 596-602

  Zou, E ^a   Fingerman, M ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ECDYSTEROID; ENDOSULFAN; ESTROGEN; STEROID HORMONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDES; MOLTING; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

MOULT; OESTROGENIC PESTICIDE;

EID: 0030614033     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900376     Document Type: Article

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