Effects of embryonic and adult exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin on hepatic microsomal testosterone hydroxylase activities in great blue herons (Ardea herodias)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1304-1310

  Sanderson, J Thomas ^a   Janz, David M ^b   Bellward, Gail D ^b   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ardea herodias; EROD; Great blue herons; TCDD; Testosterone hydroxylases

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CYTOCHROME P450; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; OXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030961372     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1304:EOEAAE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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