Endocrine disruption in nematodes: Effects and mechanisms

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-28

  Höss, Sebastian ^a   Weltje, Lennart ^b,c  

^a Ecossa   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Endocrine disruption; Gene expression; Nematodes; Reproduction; Review

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; STEROID; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; NEMATODE; REPRODUCTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ECOTOXICITY; ESTROGEN BINDING; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE METABOLISM; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLTING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEMATODA; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847108128     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0108-y     Document Type: Review

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