Developmental estrogenic exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio): I. Effects on sex ratio and breeding success

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-429

  Hill Jr , Robert L ^a   Janz, David M ^a,b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethinylestradiol; Nonylphenol; Ovatestes; Reproduction; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ACETONE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; XENOESTROGEN;

BREEDING; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HISTOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; PISCES;

EID: 0038613104     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00207-2     Document Type: Article

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