Reproductive impairment and induction of alkaline-labile phosphate, a biomarker of estrogen exposure, in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed to waterborne 17β-estradiol

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-360

  Kramer, V J ^a   Miles Richardson, S ^a,b   Pierens, S L ^a   Giesy, J P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Endocrine disruption; Fish; Oestrogen; Reproduction; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CELL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SOLVENT; VITELLOGENIN; WATER;

FISH; OESTROGEN COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALCULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0031952864     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(97)00060-X     Document Type: Article

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