Vitellogenin: A review of analytical methods to detect (anti) estrogenic activity in fish

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-306

  Wheeler, James R ^a,d   Gimeno, Sylvia ^b   Crane, Mark ^c   Lopez Juez, Enrique ^a   Morritt, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c Crane Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg Yolk; Endocrine Disruption; Fish

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHYLENE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TRANSCORTIN; VITELLOGENIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARP; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EGG YOLK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORYZIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAINBOW TROUT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; VITELLOGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 23444435254     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520590968789     Document Type: Article

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