Seasonal variation of plasmatic and hepatic vitellogenin and EROD activity in carp, Cyprinus carpio, in relation to sewage treatment plants

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 233-248

  Solé, Montserrat ^a,b   Barceló, Damià ^a   Porte, Cinta ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carp; Cyprinus carpio; Endocrine disruptors; EROD activity; Sewage treatment plants; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; XENOESTROGEN;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARPS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEWAGE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0037202004     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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