Occurrence of estrogen-like substances in the marine environment of the Northern Mediterranean Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1681-1685

  Pinto, B ^a   Garritano, S ^a   Reali, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogenic endocrine disruptors; Marine pollution; Solid phase extraction; Yeast assay

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOASSAY; COASTAL ZONES; ENZYMES; EXTRACTION; MARINE POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEAWATER; YEAST;

SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; YEAST ASSAY;

HORMONES;

ANTIESTROGEN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; POLACRILIN; RESIN; SEA WATER;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MARINE POLLUTION; SEX HORMONE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCREENING TEST; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEAWATER; XENOPUS LAEVIS; YEASTS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 28444488930     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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