Test concentration setting for fish in vivo endocrine screening assays

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1067-1076

  Wheeler, James R ^a   Panter, Grace H ^b   Weltje, Lennart ^c   Thorpe, Karen L ^d  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration setting; Endocrine; Fish; Maximum Tolerated Concentration; Screening assay; Systemic toxicity

Indexed keywords

FISH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TOXICITY;

ENDOCRINE; HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS; MAXIMUM TOLERATED CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY TESTING; SCREENING ASSAYS; SYSTEMIC TOXICITIES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

2 METHOXYETHANOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4 TERT PENTYLPHENOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FLUTAMIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; OCTANOL; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROCHLORAZ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCLOZOLIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; OECD; PROBABILITY; TOXICITY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FISH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCREENING; TOXICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

UNITED STATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84880314459     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.102     Document Type: Review

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