Reproduction disturbances of Brachionus calyciflorus (rotifer) for the screening of environmental endocrine disrupters

Chemosphere

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1097-1101

  Radix, P ^a   Severin, G ^a   Schramm, K W ^a   Kettrup, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachionus; Endocrine disrupters; Ethinylestradiol; Nonylphenol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ROTIFERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; NONYLPHENOL; TESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; ROTIFERA; SEX RATIO; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; ROTIFERA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035986249     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00335-6     Document Type: Article

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