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Vitellogenesis as a biomarker for estrogenic contamination of the aquatic environment.

A rapidly increasing number of chemicals, or their degradation products, are being recognized as possessing estrogenic activity, albeit usually weak. We have found that effluent from sewage treatment works contains a chemical, or mixture of chemicals, that induces vitellogenin synthesis in male fish...

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Autores principales: Sumpter, J P, Jobling, S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8593867