Thyroidal status of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) from a polluted versus a reference habitat

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2817-2823

  Zhou, Tong ^a,d   John Alder, Henry B ^b   Weis, Peddrick ^c   Weis, Judith S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Fish; Fundulus heteroclitus; Pollution; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 0032756872     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620181223     Document Type: Article

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