Estrogenic activity in sediments contaminated by nonylphenol in Tokyo Bay (Japan) evaluated by vitellogenin induction in male mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1315-1320

  Kurihara, R ^a   Watanabe, E ^a   Ueda, Y ^a   Kakuno, A ^b   Fujii, K ^b   Shiraishi, F ^c   Hashimoto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogenic activity; Mummichog; Nonylphenol; Sediment; Tokyo Bay; Vitellogenin induction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC POTENCY; MUMMICHOG; VITELLOGENIN INDUCTION;

PHENOLS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; NONYLPHENOL; VITELLOGENIN;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOL; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TELEOST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; JAPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FUNDULIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; JAPAN; MALE; PHENOLS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO BAY;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 35548933710     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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