Effects of 4-nonylphenol on fecundity and biomarkers of estrogenicity in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1368-1377

  Giesy, John P ^a   Pierens, Susan L ^a   Snyder, Erin M ^a   Miles Richardson, Stephanie ^a,b   Kramer, Vincent J ^a   Snyder, Shane A ^a   Nichols, Krista M ^a   Villeneuve, Daniel A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Hormones; Reproduction; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; VITELLOGENIN;

FECUNDITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0034110353     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190520     Document Type: Article

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