Differential sensitivity of flounder (Platichthys flesus) in response to oestrogenic chemical exposure: An issue for design and interpretation of monitoring and research programmes

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-325

  Kirby, M F ^a   Smith, A J ^a   Barry, J ^a   Katsiadaki, I ^a   Lyons, B ^a   Scott, A P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential response; Endocrine disruption; Fish; Monitoring; Oestrogens; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; OESTROGENS; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; VITELLOGENIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MONITORING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

FISHERIES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMONITORING; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FLATFISH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTUARY; FLATFISH; FLOUNDER; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); INDICATOR ORGANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESPONSE VARIABLE; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGENS; FLOUNDER; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALDE ESTUARY; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF MAN; MERSEY ESTUARY; PORT ERIN BAY; SUFFOLK; TYNE ESTUARY [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 33748698710     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.04.068     Document Type: Article

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