An in vivo testing system for endocrine disruptors in fish early life stages using induction of vitellogenin

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-347

  Tyler, Charles R ^a   Van Aerle, Ronny ^a   Hutchinson, Tom H ^b   Maddix, Sue ^a   Trip, Heleanne ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Biomarker; Estrogenic; Fathead minnow; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; DENSITOMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0032935602     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0337:AIVTSF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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