Effects of 17β-estradiol exposure in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: A possible regulating role for steroid acyltransferases

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-42

  Janer, Gemma ^a   Lavado, Ramón ^a   Thibaut, Rémi ^a   Porte, Cinta ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Estradiol; Estradiol acyltransferases; Estradiol sulfation; Mytilus galloprovincialis; P450 aromatase

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FATTY ACID; HORMONE; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; STEROID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE;

POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; ESTERIFICATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; EXPOSURE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MICROSOME; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE LEVEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CELL FRACTIONATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GONAD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MYTILUS;

MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; GONADS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYTILUS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 24944471372     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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