Utility of morphological abnormalities during early-life development of the estuarine mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, as an indicator of estrogenic and antiestrogenic endocrine disruption

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 415-425

  Boudreau, Monica ^a,b   Courtenay, Simon C ^a   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^c   Bérubé, Céline H ^b   Parrott, Joanne L ^d   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^e  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental abnormalities; Endocrine disruption; Estrogen antagonist; Ethynylestradiol; Mummichog

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; TISSUE;

MORPHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES; SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES;

TOXICITY;

ANTIESTROGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN AGONIST; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HORMONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZM 189154;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDEMA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTUARY; FETUS; FISH; FISH FIN; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; HATCHING; HEAD; INCIDENCE; JAW DISEASE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LORDOSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MUMMICHOG; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; VERTEBRA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BONE AND BONES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FUNDULIDAE; LARVA; NEW BRUNSWICK; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642539140     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-50     Document Type: Article

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