Associations between altered vitellogenin concentrations and adverse health effects in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-183

  Thorpe, Karen L ^a   Benstead, Rachel ^c   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^b   Tyler, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Estrogen; Fathead minnow; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FENARIMOL; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMARKER; CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; INHIBITOR; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FISH; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYPRINIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; MALE; MORTALITY; PYRIMIDINES; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 35448957749     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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