Reproductive biomarkers to identify endocrine disruption in Clarias gariepinus exposed to 4-nonylphenol

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 310-319

  Sayed, Alaa El Din H ^a   Mahmoud, Usama M ^a   Mekkawy, Imam A ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

4 nonylphenol; Clarias gariepinus; Disruption; Endocrine; Reproductive

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

BIOMARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATFISHES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHENOLS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 84857440236     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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