Estrogenicity of municipal effluents assessed in vivo and in vitro

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-215

  Nakari, Tarja ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Estrogen activity; Fish tests; Municipal effluents

Indexed keywords

CELLS; EFFLUENTS; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESTROGENIC POTENCY; MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; VITELLOGENIN;

SEWAGE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EGG YOLK; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUVENILE; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAINBOW TROUT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEX TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FISHES; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; VITELLOGENINS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 3042521491     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20013     Document Type: Article

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