Electrophoretic determination of estrogen-induced protein in fish exposed to synthetic and naturally occurring chemicals

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 21-31

  Allner, Bernhard ^a   Wegener, Guido ^b   Knacker, Thomas ^c   Stahlschmidt Allner, Petra ^c  

^a Hessische Landesanstalt Umwelt H   (Germany)

^b Parkgürtel 24 D 50823 ^*  (Germany)

^c ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 Nonylphenol; Danio rerio; Electrophoresis; Estrogen; Ethinylestradiol; Leuciscus idus; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Presumed vitellogenin; Riverine fish

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SURFACE WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAINBOW TROUT; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCHES; PHENOLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; BRAMA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO RERIO; LEUCISCUS IDUS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RHODEUS SERICEUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032767759     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00176-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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