Estrogenic effects in crucian carp (Carassius carassius) exposed to treated sewage effluent

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-435

  Diniz, M S ^a   Peres, I ^a   Magalhaes Antoine I ^b   Falla, J ^b   Pihan, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b IUT de Thionville Yutz   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Carassius carassius; EDC; Estrogenicity; Sewage effluent; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEWAGE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; CARPS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; OVARY; PORTUGAL; SEWAGE; TESTIS; VITELLOGENINS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARASSIUS CARASSIUS;

EID: 26444587101     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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