Reproductive toxicity of the endocrine disrupters vinclozolin and bisphenol A in the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber (Latreille, 1804)

Chemosphere

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 907-913

  Lemos, M F L ^a,b   van Gestel, C A M ^c   Soares, A M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecdysteroids; Reproduction; Reproductive allocation; Systemic toxicity; Terrestrial isopods; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FUNGICIDES; OBSTETRICS; PHENOLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXICITY;

ECDYSTEROIDS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE ALLOCATION; SYSTEMIC TOXICITIES; TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS; TRADE OFF;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; VINCLOZOLIN;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ISOPOD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; TOXICITY;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATE; JUVENILE; MALE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PORCELLIO SCABER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SOIL POLLUTION;

INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO SCABER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 74449092455     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.10.063     Document Type: Article

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