In vivo assessment of the capacity of androstenedione to masculinize female mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) exposed through dietary and static renewal methods

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 920-926

  Stanko, Jason P ^a   Angus, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Environmental androgens; Pulp mill effluent

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FOOD PRODUCTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANDROGENS; PULP MILL EFFLUENTS; STATIC RENEWAL TREATMENTS;

FISH;

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANDROGEN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; DIET; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MASCULINIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE STRUCTURE; IN VIVO STUDY; MASCULINITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VIRILIZATION;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIET; FEMALE; FLORIDA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FENHOLLOWAY RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 34249096793     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-201R.1     Document Type: Article

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