Suppression of aromatase activity in populations of bream (Abramis brama) from the river Elbe, Germany

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 542-552

  Hecker, Markus ^a   Thomas Sanderson, J ^b   Karbe, Ludwig ^c  

^a Center for Integrative Toxicology   (United States)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abramis brama; Brain aromatase activity; Endocrine disruption; Environment; Parasitism; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; HEALTH HAZARDS; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; BRAIN AROMATASE ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; PARASITISM;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AROMATASE; DIOXIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CORRELATION METHODS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; HEALTH HAZARDS; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FLATWORM; GERM CELL; PARASITISM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; RIVER POLLUTION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GONAD; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; RIVER; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33751313049     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.046     Document Type: Article

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