Identification of endocrine-disrupting effects in aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates: Report from the European IDEA project

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 302-314

  Segner, H ^a,e   Caroll, K ^b   Fenske, M ^a   Janssen, C R ^c   Maack, G ^a   Pascoe, D ^b   Schafers C ^d   Vandenbergh, G F ^c   Watts, M ^b   Wenzel, A ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; VITELLOGENIN;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIFE CYCLE; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; MATING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONADS; INVERTEBRATES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; AZTECA; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA; HYDRA; HYDRA VULGARIS; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; PULEX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346890198     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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