Vitellogenin as a biomarker of exposure for estrogen or estrogen mimics

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 385-398

  Denslow, Nancy D ^a   Chow, Marjorie C ^a   Kroll, Kevin J ^a   Green, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Endocrine disruption; Estrogen; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; VITELLOGENIN;

BLOOD; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; KIDNEY; MALE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033497001     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008986522208     Document Type: Review

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