Vitellogenin as a biomarker of exposure to estrogenic compounds in aquatic invertebrates: A review

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-545

  Matozzo, Valerio ^a   Gagné, François ^b   Marin, Maria Gabriella ^a   Ricciardi, Francesco ^a   Blaise, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Biomarker; Endocrine disruptors; Vitellogenin; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; IMPURITIES; MARINE BORERS; MICROORGANISMS; PROTEINS;

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; VITELLOGENIN; XENOESTROGENS;

BIOMARKERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; VITELLOGENIN;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMARKER; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INSECT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 43649107450     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.09.008     Document Type: Review

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