Effects of progesterone on sperm motility in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Murack, Patrick J ^a   Parrish, John ^b   Barry, Terence P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

CAFO; CASA; Endocrine disruption; Fathead minnow; Fish; Progesterone; Reproduction; Sperm motility; Steroid

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

FISH; HORMONE; MEMBRANE; MOTILITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPERM; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 79955770646     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 0166445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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