Effects of estrogenic xenobiotics on molting of the water flea, Daphnia magna

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-285

  Zou, Enmin ^a   Fingerman, Milton ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Daphnia magna; Ecdysteroid receptor; Estrogenic xenobiotics; Molting

Indexed keywords

2,4,5 TRICHLOROBIPHENYL; 4 OCTYLPHENOL; ECDYSTEROID; ENDOSULFAN; ESTROGEN; LINDANE; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

MOULTING; OESTROGENIC COMPOUND; XENOBIOTIC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLTING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 0031428104     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1589     Document Type: Article

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