Effects of the estrogen agonist 17β-estradiol and antagonist tamoxifen in a partial life-cycle assay with zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Van Der Ven, Leo T M ^a   Van Den Brandhof, Evert Jan ^a   Vos, José H ^a   Wester, Plet W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Estrogen tamoxifen; Histopathology; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONES; PATHOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ESTROGEN TAMOXIFEN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ZEBRAFISH;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ESTRADIOL; TAMOXIFEN; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOASSAY; CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHIBITION; LIFE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANIO RERIO; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GRANULOSA CELL; HATCHING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TOXICITY TESTING; VITELLOGENESIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; TAMOXIFEN; VITELLOGENINS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33846569525     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-092R1.1     Document Type: Article

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