Measurement of fish steroids in water-a review

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 392-400

  Scott, Alexander P ^a   Ellis, Tim ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; Cortisol; Fish; Non invasive; Steroids; Water

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTISONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; EXTRACTION; FISH; FLOW RATE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STEROID BINDING; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROID RELEASE; STRESS; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34547096511     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.11.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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