Estrogens counteract the masculinizing effect of tributyltin in zebrafish

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 151-155

  Santos, M M ^a   Micael, J ^a   Carvalho, A P ^b   Morabito, R ^c   Booy, P ^d   Massanisso, P ^c   Lamoree, M ^d   Reis Henriques, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Ethinylestradiol; Fish; Masculinization; Mixture; Sex ratio; Tributyltin; Xenoandrogen; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TRIBUTYLTIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VIRILIZATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 31344443924     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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