An interlaboratory study on the use of steroid hormones in examining endocrine disruption

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2081-2087

  McMaster, M E ^a   Jardine, J J ^a   Ankley, G T ^a   Benson, W H ^a   Greeley, M S ^a   Gross, T S ^a   Guillette, L J ^a   MacLatchy, D L ^a   Orlando, E F ^a   Van Der Kraak, G J ^a   Munkittrick, K R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Interlaboratory study; Pulp mill effluent; Radioimmunoassay variability; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; ENDOCRINOLOGY; TOXICITY;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION;

HORMONES;

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

STEROID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FISH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INDUSTRY; PAPER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 0034888860     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620200930     Document Type: Article

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