Plasma steroid hormone concentrations, aromatase activities and GSI in ranid frogs collected from agricultural and non-agricultural sites in Michigan (USA)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-166

  Murphy, M B ^a,b   Hecker, M ^b   Coady, K K ^c   Tompsett, A R ^b   Higley, E B ^b   Jones, P D ^b   Du Preez, L H ^d   Solomon, K R ^e   Carr, J A ^f   Smith, E E ^f   Kendall, R J ^f   Van Der Kraak, G ^e   Giesy, J P ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b National Food Safety and Toxicology Center   (United States)

^c Warner Southern College   (United States)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Aromatase; Endocrine disruption; Field study; Steroid hormone; Triazine

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ATRAZINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ATRAZINE; ENZYME; FEMINIZATION; FROG; HORMONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FROG; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; JUVENILE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA CLAMITANS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS; UNITED STATES; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; ATRAZINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GONADS; HERBICIDES; MALE; MICHIGAN; RANIDAE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645898966     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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