Reproductive consequences of exposure to waterborne phytoestrogens in male fighting fish Betta splendens

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 501-510

  Stevenson, Louise M ^a   Brown, Alexandria C ^a   Montgomery, Tracy M ^a   Clotfelter, Ethan D ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN E2; GENISTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFUEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MOTILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX HORMONE; SPERM; TELEOST; WASTE FACILITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BETTA SPLENDENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FERTILIZATION; GENISTEIN; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PHYTOESTROGENS; SITOSTEROLS; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BETTA; BETTA SPLENDENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955939748     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-010-9561-y     Document Type: Article

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