Endocrine-disrupting alkylphenols are widespread in the blood of lobsters from southern New England and adjacent offshore areas

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 563-571

  Jacobs, Molly ^a,b,c   Laufer, Hans ^b,c   Stuart, James ^b   Chen, Ming ^b,c,d   Pan, Xuejun ^b,e  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol; Endocrine disruptor; Homarus americanus; Lobster; Shell disease

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 84864627152     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.031.0216     Document Type: Article

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