Gonad development and vitellogenin production in zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to ethinylestradiol and methyltestosterone

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-411

  Örn, Stefan ^a   Holbech, Henrik ^b   Madsen, Trine H ^c   Norrgren, Leif ^a   Petersen, Gitte I ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Endocrine disruptor; Partial life cycle test; Sex ratio; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEX TRANSFORMATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0142106401     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(03)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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