Characterization of responses to the antiandrogen flutamide in a short-term reproduction assay with the fathead minnow

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-110

  Jensen, Kathleen M ^a   Kahl, Michael D ^a   Makynen, Elizabeth A ^a   Korte, Joseph J ^a   Leino, Richard L ^b   Butterworth, Brian C ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Endocrine disruption; Fathead minnow; Flutamide; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FECUNDITY; FISH; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OVARY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TOXICITY TESTS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 7444220540     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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