Endocrine effects of the tapeworm Ligula intestinalis in its teleost host, the roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 697-704

  Geraudie, P ^a   Boulange Lecomte, C ^a   Gerbron, M ^a   Hinfray, N ^b   Brion, F ^b   Minier, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Endocrine disruption; Ligula intestinalis; Roach; Sex steroids; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

11 KETO TESTOSTERONE; AROMATASE; BRAIN ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CESTODIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDS; VITELLOGENINS;

CESTODA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77953611371     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200999151X     Document Type: Article

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