Chronic hypoxia impairs gamete maturation in atlantic croaker induced by progestins through nongenomic mechanisms resulting in reduced reproductive success

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4175-4180

  Thomas, Peter ^a   Rahman, Md Saydur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC EXPOSURE; CHRONIC HYPOXIAS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS; FERTILIZED EGGS; HATCHING SUCCESS; HYPOXIC CONDITION; LARVAL SURVIVAL; MEMBRANE RECEPTORS; PLASMA MEMBRANES; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM MOTILITY;

CELL MEMBRANES; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MEATS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

17,20BETA,21 TRIHYDROXY 4 PREGNEN 3 ONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GAMETE; HORMONE; HYPOXIA; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GAMETE; HYPOXIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CORTODOXONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; OOCYTES; PERCIFORMES; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS;

EID: 66249084170     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9000399     Document Type: Article

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