Exposure to 17α-ethinylestradiol decreases motility and ATP in sperm of male fighting fish Betta splendens

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-252

  Montgomery, Tracy M ^a   Brown, Alexandria C ^a,b   Gendelman, Hannah K ^a   Ota, Mizuho ^a   Clotfelter, Ethan D ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Gonadosomatic index; Nest building; Spawning; Sperm velocity

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; NEST BUILDING; SPAWNING; SPERM VELOCITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FISHES; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84893753683     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.21752     Document Type: Article

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