Comparison of vitellogenin responses in zebrafish and rainbow trout following exposure to environmental estrogens

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-281

  Van Den Belt, K ^a,b   Verheyen, R ^b   Witters, H ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

BIOMARKER; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VITELLOGENESIS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0042122302     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(03)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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