The changes of serum testosterone level and hepatic microsome enzyme activity of crucian carp (Carassius carassius) exposed to a sublethal dosage of pentachlorophenol

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 384-389

  Zhang, Min ^b   Yin, Daqiang ^a   Kong, Fanxiang ^b  

^a Tongji University ^*  (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crucian carp.; Ethoxyresorufin O deethylase; Glutathione S tranferases; Pentachlorophenol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MICROSOME ENZYME; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; TESTOSTERONE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCP; SERUM; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LIVER MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CARPS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARASSIUS; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS;

EID: 50949098466     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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