Widespread endocrine disruption and reproductive impairment in an estuarine fish population exposed to seasonal hypoxia

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1626, 2007, Pages 2693-2702

  Thomas, Peter ^a   Rahman, Md Saydur ^a   Khan, Izhar A ^a   Kummer, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Estuary; Fish; Hypoxia; Neuroendocrine mechanism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ABUNDANCE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INHIBITION; PERCID; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE SPECIES; ESTUARY; HYPOXIA; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGAN GROWTH; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; UNITED STATES;

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

MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS;

EID: 35048861777     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0921     Document Type: Article

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