Effects of a weak oestrogenic active chemical (4-tert-pentylphenol) on pair-breeding and F1 development in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-323

  Panter, G H ^a   Hutchinson, T H ^b   Hurd, K S ^a   Bamforth, J ^a   Stanley, R D ^a   Wheeler, J R ^c   Tyler, C R ^d  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 tert Pentylphenol; Fish; Reproductive performance; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

4 TERT PENTYLPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYPRINID; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; GONAD; GROWTH; HATCHING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHENOLS; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 77950927067     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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