Stimulatory effects of selected PAHs on testosterone production in goldfish and rainbow trout and possible mechanisms of action

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 249-258

  Evanson, Melissa ^a,b   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biphasic; Endocrine disruptors; PAHs; Reproduction in teleosts; Stimulation; Testicular steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; GONADOTROPIN; LIGAND; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; GOLDFISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034812121     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(01)00246-0     Document Type: Article

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