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Aromatase activity in the ovary and brain of the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) exposed to paper mill effluent.

Studies have shown that female mosquitofish living downstream of a paper mill located on the Fenholloway River, Florida, have masculinized secondary sex characteristics, including altered anal fin development and reproductive behavior. Masculinization can be caused by exposure to androgens in the wa...

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Autores principales: Orlando, Edward F, Davis, William P, Guillette, Louis J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12060840