Effects of 4-nonylphenol and 17α-ethynylestradiol exposure in the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata: Vitellogenin induction and gonadal development

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-47

  Andrew, M N ^a   Dunstan, R H ^a   O'Connor, W A ^b   Van Zwieten, L ^b   Nixon, B ^a   MacFarlane, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

17 Ethynylestradiol; 4 Nonylphenol; ER CALUX ; Estrogenically active compounds; Gonadal development; Intersex; Oyster; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LUCIFERASE; SEA WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIVALVE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; INTERSEX; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; SEAWATER; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPERM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HERMAPHRODITISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REPORTER GENE; REPRODUCTION; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; OSTREIDAE; OVARY; PHENOLS; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 43049162590     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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