Description and evaluation of a short-term reproduction test with the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1276-1290

  Ankley, Gerald T ^a   Jensen, Kathleen M ^a   Kahl, Michael D ^a   Korte, Joseph J ^a   Makynen, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine function; Fathead minnow; Reproduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; METHOXYCHLOR; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0034819875     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620200616     Document Type: Article

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