Intersex and oocyte atresia in a mussel population from the Biosphere's Reserve of Urdaibai (Bay of Biscay)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-701

  Ortiz Zarragoitia, Maren ^a   Cajaraville, Miren P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abra estuary; Biomarkers; Gamete development; Gonad mantle histopathology; Mussel hermaphroditism intersex; Oocyte atresia; Urdaibai; Vitelline coat lysin expresion; Vitelline envelope receptor for lysin expression; Vitellogenin like proteins

Indexed keywords

ALKALI LABILE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GAMETE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERSEX; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MYTILUS; OOCYTES; SEAWATER; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; SPAIN; URDAIBAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; URDAIBAI ESTUARY; VIZCAYA;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 77953536033     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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