Influence of ethynylestradiol and methyltestosterone on the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-gonadal axis of adult air-breathing catfish, Clarias gariepinus

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-229

  Swapna, I ^a   Senthilkumaran, B ^a  

^a School of Life Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Ethynylestradiol; GnRH; Gonadotropins; Methyltestosterone; Monoamines

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PERCIFORM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CATFISH; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; GENE LOCATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM; SPERMATID;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; CATFISHES; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; POA;

EID: 71849094842     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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