What is normal? A characterization of the values and variability in reproductive endpoints of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-356

  Watanabe, Karen H ^a   Jensen, Kathleen M ^b   Orlando, Edward F ^c   Ankley, Gerald T ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological variability; Fathead minnow; Reproduction; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 34547552220     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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