Reproductive functions of wild fish as bioindicators of reproductive toxicants in the aquatic environment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 505-518

  Allner, Bernhard ^a   von der Gönna, Sabine ^a   Griebeler, Eva Maria ^b   Nikutowski, Nadja ^a   Weltin, Annette ^a   Stahlschmidt Allner, Petra ^a  

^a Gobio GmbH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Feminization; Follicle; Intersexual gonads; Oestradiol syntheses; Reproductive health; Sex ratio; TBT; Tributyltin; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTROFISHING; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FEMINIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH RISK; PERCID; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEX RATIO; TRIBUTYLTIN; WILD POPULATION;

RHINE BASIN;

EUCESTODA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PSEUDOPHYLLIDEA; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINIFORMES; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GERMANY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; PERCH; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GERMANY; MALE; OVARY; PERCHES; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77449097618     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0149-x     Document Type: Article

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