Detection of endocrine disrupters: Evaluation of a Fish Sexual Development Test (FSDT)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Holbech, Henrik ^a   Kinnberg, Karin ^a   Petersen, Gitte I ^b   Jackson, Petra ^b   Hylland, Ketil ^c   Norrgren, Leif ^d   Bjerregaard, Poul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DHI   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Endocrine disrupters; Estriol; Estrone; OECD; Test guidelines; Trenbolone; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; VITELLOGENIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT TEST; HISTOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICITY TESTING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33748046467     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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