Trenbolone causes irreversible masculinization of zebrafish at environmentally relevant concentrations

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-343

  Morthorst, Jane E ^a   Holbech, Henrik ^a   Bjerregaard, Poul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Androgens; Masculinization; Recovery; Sex ratio; Trenbolone; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRENBOLONE; VITELLOGENIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MASCULINIZATION; METABOLITE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VIRILIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADS; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; TRENBOLONE; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953687785     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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