The effects of pulp mill effluent on the sex steroid binding protein in white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) and longnose sucker (C. catostomus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-250

  Pryce Hobby, A C ^a   McMaster, M E ^b   Hewitt, L M ^b   Van Der Kraak, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bile; BKME; Endocrine disruption; Liver; Sex steroid binding protein; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PULP MILL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CATOSTOMUS; CATOSTOMUS CATOSTOMUS; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037316119     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00270-3     Document Type: Article

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