Metabolic androgenization of female Daphnia magna by the xenoestrogen 4- nonylphenol

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1905-1911

  Baldwin, William S ^a   Graham, Stephen E ^a   Shea, Damian ^a   Leblanc, Gerald A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 Nonylphenol; Androgenization; Daphnia magna; Steroid metabolism

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STEROID METABOLISM; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030807616     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1905:MAOFDM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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