Delayed gametogenesis of Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord (Canada): A consequence of endocrine disruptors?

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 457-467

  Gauthier Clerc, S ^a   Pellerin, J ^a   Blaise, C ^b   Gagne F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clams; Contamination; Endocrine disruption; Energy reserves; Marine invertebrates; Mya arenaria; Reproduction; Sexual maturation; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; LIPID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CANADA; CLAM; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARY; EXPOSURE; GAMETOGENESIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONAD; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; VITELLOGENESIS;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0036233627     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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