Waterborne ethynylestradiol induces vitellogenin and alters metallothionein expression in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-328

  Werner, Julieta ^a   Wautier, Kerry ^b   Evans, Robert E ^b   Baron, Christopher L ^b   Kidd, Karen ^b   Palace, Vince ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Ethynylestradiol; Lake trout; Metallothionein; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METALLOTHIONEIN; VITELLOGENIN; ZINC;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EGG YOLK; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FISH; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TROUT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; TROUT; VITELLOGENINS;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0037466981     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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