Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol at different water temperatures on zebrafish sex differentiation and gonad development

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 174, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-35

  Luzio, Ana ^a,b   Santos, Dércia ^b   Fontaínhas Fernandes, António A ^a,b   Monteiro, Sandra M ^a,b   Coimbra, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; Danio rerio; Sex differentiation; Sex ratio; Stereology; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATURATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STEREOMETRY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FERTILIZATION; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

DANIO RERIO;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONADS; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84958292417     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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