Gamete viability as an indicator of reproductive endocrine disruption in fish

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 123-129

  Kime, D E ^a   Nash, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CASA; Eggs; Endocrine disruption; Fish; Reproduction; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PESTICIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VITELLOGENIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERM; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTION;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0032775375     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00219-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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