Evaluation of reproductive safety of β-sitosterol on the American mink (Neovison vison)

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-499

  Nieminen, Petteri ^a   Pölönen, Ilpo ^b   Ikonen, Katja ^a   Määttänen, Maija ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Sitosterol; Mink; Neovison vison; Phytosterols; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NUTRITION;

Β-SITOSTEROL; MINK; NEOVISON VISON; PHYTOSTEROLS;

ALCOHOLS;

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL;

ALCOHOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NUTRITION;

DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; JUVENILE; LITTER SIZE; MUSTELID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MINK; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; MALE; MINK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SITOSTEROLS;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; RATTUS;

EID: 43049085580     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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