Quantitative studies on the effects of environmental estrogens on the testis of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-148

  Nielsen, Lilja ^a   Baatrup, Erik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Guppy (Poecilia reticulata); Spermatogenesis; Stereology; Testis

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPERM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOMETRY; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; POECILIA; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 33750062576     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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