The endocrine disrupting effect of municipal effluent on the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-292

  Quinn, Brian ^a,e   Gagné, Francois ^b   Costello, Mark ^c   McKenzie, Craig ^d   Wilson, Jim ^e   Mothersill, Carmel ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

^d Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Municipal effluent; Vn like proteins; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; STEROID;

BIVALVE; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042264269     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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