Naturally occurring progesterone in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.): A major steroid precursor of environmental androgens

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1273-1278

  Carson, John D ^a   Jenkins, Ronald L ^a   Wilson, Elizabeth M ^b   Howell, W Mike ^a   Moore, Ray ^c  

^a SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Loblolly pine; Paper mill; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EXTRACTION; FLUIDS; FORESTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; PAPER; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPER PRODUCTS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PULP; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTION; WOOD;

ANDROGEN PRODUCTION; CELL-BASED; EFFLUENT DISCHARGES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC); LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (LC/MS); PAPER MILL; PINE BARK (PB); PINE NEEDLES; PINE TREES; PINE WOODS; PLANT STEROLS; RECEPTOR (IR); SOLID-PHASE;

HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BOLDIONE; METHANOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PROGESTERONE; SITOSTEROL; STEROID;

ANDROGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; HORMONE; MASCULINIZATION; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FISH; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOBLOLLY PINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO FISH; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VIRILIZATION; WOOD PULP;

ANDROGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PINUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

FENHOLLOWAY RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAYLOR COUNTY [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 45249092148     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-515.1     Document Type: Article

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