Effects of eutrophication on vitellogenin gene expression in male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed to 17α-ethynylestradiol in field mesocosms

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-566

  Gordon, Denise A ^a   Toth, Gregory P ^a   Graham, David W ^b   Lazorchak, James M ^a   Reddy, Tirumuru V ^a   Knapp, Charles W ^b   deNoyelles Jr , Frank ^c   Campbell, Scott ^c   Lattier, David L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

17 Ethynylestradiol; Fathead minnow; Mesocosms; Nutrient enrichment; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

17Α-ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; FATHEAD MINNOW; MESOCOSMS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; VITELLOGENIN;

BIODIVERSITY; HORMONES; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; SOLVENTS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOLVENT; VITELLOGENIN;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXICITY TESTS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 33646472917     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.041     Document Type: Article

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