Responses of molecular indicators of exposure in mesocosms: Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to the herbicides alachlor and atrazine

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 190-197

  Chang, Lina W ^a   Toth, Gregory P ^a   Gordon, Denise A ^a   Graham, David W ^b   Meier, John R ^a   Knapp, Charles W ^b   DeNoyelles Jr , F Jerry ^b   Campbell, Scott ^b   Lattier, David L ^a  

^a Office of Research and Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Fathead minnow; Mesocosm nutrient levels; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Vitellogenin messenger ribonucleic acid

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; GENES;

ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR INDICATORS;

HERBICIDES;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

CYPRINID; GENE EXPRESSION; HERBICIDE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD CELL; CARP; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER; MALE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARPS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; DNA DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HERBICIDES; LIVER; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 10644264508     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-509.1     Document Type: Article

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