Sequiterpene-related compounds as endocrine disrupters in Oncopeltus fasciatus, and potential reduced glutathione synthesis modifiers

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 163-166

  Maymó, Ana C ^a   Cervera, Amelia ^a   Garcerá, M Dolores ^a   Martínez, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Michael acceptor; Oncopeltus fasciatus; Reduced glutathione; Sesquiterpene lactones

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; GROWTH; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CENTAUREA MARIOLENSIS; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0032768811     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00222-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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