Superfeminization as an effect of bisphenol A in Marisa cornuarietis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 577-579

  Oehlmann, Jörg ^a   Schulte Oehlmann, Ulrike ^a   Bachmann, Jean ^b   Oetken, Matthias ^a   Lutz, Ilka ^c   Kloas, Werner ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMINIZATION; FERTILITY; LETTER; MARISA CORNUARIETIS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; FEMINIZATION; FRESH WATER; MALE; PHENOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SNAILS;

MARISA CORNUARIETIS;

EID: 39749146607     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.04.017     Document Type: Letter

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