Effects of waterborne exposure of 17 β-estradiol on secondary sex characteristics and gonads of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-145

  Miles Richardson, Stephanie R ^a   Kramer, Vincent J ^a   Fitzgerald, Scott D ^a   Render, James A ^a   Yamini, Behzad ^a   Barbee, Steven J ^b   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Olin Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fish; Follicles; Ovary; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032694716     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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