Impairment of the reproductive potential of male fathead minnows by environmentally relevant exposures to 4-nonylphenolf

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Schoenfuss, H L ^a   Bartell, S E ^a   Bistodeau, T B ^a   Cediel, R A ^a   Grove, K J ^a   Zintek, L ^b   Lee, K E ^c   Barber, L B ^c  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Fathead minnow; Nonylphenol; Reproduction; Wastewater effluent

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; VITELLOGENIN;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CYPRINID; DETECTION METHOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHEROMONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 38149085328     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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