Evidence of endocrine disruption in the imposex-affected gastropod Bolinus brandaris

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-354

  Morcillo, Yolanda ^a   Porte, Cinta ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Bolinus brandaris; Estradiol; Imposex; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TESTOSTERONE;

HORMONE; IMPOSEX; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROPOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; BOLINUS BRANDARIS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032708578     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.4002     Document Type: Article

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