Levonorgestrel exposure to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) alters survival, growth, steroidogenic gene expression and hormone production

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-161

  Overturf, Matthew D ^a   Overturf, Carmen L ^a   Carty, Dennis R ^a   Hala, David ^a   Huggett, Duane B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Early life Stage; Endocrine; Fish; Levonorgestrel

Indexed keywords

EARLY-LIFE STAGE; ENDOCRINE; FISH; LEVONORGESTREL;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADS; GROWTH; LEVONORGESTREL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84893509530     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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