Effects of bisphenol A and ethynyl estradiol exposure on enzyme activities, growth and development in the fourth instar larvae of Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Lee, Se Bum ^a   Choi, Jinhee ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bisphenol A; Chironomus riparius; Ethynyl estradiol; Sublethal toxicity

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CATALASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH; INSECT; LARVA; MORTALITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEX HORMONE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH; LARVA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LARVA; PEROXIDASES; PHENOLS; SEX RATIO; TOXICITY TESTS;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 34447573968     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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