Comparative biological effects and potency of 17α- and 17β-estradiol in fathead minnows

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Shappell, N W ^a   Hyndman, K M ^b   Bartell, S E ^b   Schoenfuss, H L ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; 17 Estradiol; Behavior; Fathead minnow; Histopathology; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN; FRESH WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG POTENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CYPRINIFORMES; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; VERTEBRATA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CYPRINIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVUM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77957603178     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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