The extent of oestrogenic contamination in the UK estuarine and marine environments - Further surveys of flounder

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 5-20

  Allen, Y ^a   Matthiessen, P ^a   Scott, A P ^b   Haworth, S ^a   Feist, S ^c   Thain, J E ^a  

^a Ctr Environ Fish Aquacult Sci   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr Environ   (United Kingdom)

^c Ctr Environ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flounder; Intersex; Oestrogens; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PHYTOESTROGEN; SEA WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; GONAD; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; OVARY; SEAWATER; TESTIS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0032813357     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00175-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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