Effects on guppy brain aromatase activity following short-term steroid and 4-nonylphenol exposures

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Hallgren, Stefan ^a   Olsén, K Håkan ^a  

^a School of Life Sciences Södertörn University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; Androstenedione; Bio indicator; Endocrine disruption; Teleost brain

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AROMATASE; BIOINDICATOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; STIMULATORY EFFECTS; TELEOST FISH;

PHENOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BRAIN;

4 NONYLPHENOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; TELEOST; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOLS; POECILIA; SEX FACTORS; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS;

POECILIA RETICULATA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77954358974     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20494     Document Type: Article

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