Naturally-induced endocrine disruption by the parasite Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) in roach (Rutilus rutilus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Trubiroha, Achim ^a   Kroupova, Hana ^a,b   Wuertz, Sven ^c   Frank, Sabrina N ^a,d   Sures, Bernd ^d   Kloas, Werner ^a,e  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgens; Aromatase; Biomarker; Endocrine disruption; Fish; Oestrogens; Reproduction; Roach; Rutilus rutilus; Tapeworm; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR 2A; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR 2B; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN 2; GONADORELIN 3; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CESTODE; COCKROACH; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 77349108349     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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