Sources, concentrations, and exposure effects of environmental gestagens on fish and other aquatic wildlife, with an emphasis on reproduction

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 203, Issue , 2014, Pages 241-249

  Orlando, Edward F ^a   Ellestad, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Neuroendocrine disruption; Pharmaceutical and personal care products; Pheromones; Progestin; Progestogen

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; 17ALPHA,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE, 21ALPHA HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; GESTAGEN; GESTODENE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; PHEROMONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AMPHIBIA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; CELL MATURATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; GAMETE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPTILE; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; WILD ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FISHES; LEVONORGESTREL; MALE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; REPTILES;

EID: 84906791625     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.03.038     Document Type: Review

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