Effects of exposure to 17 alfa-ethinylestradiol during early development on sexual differentiation and induction of vittelogenin in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Abstract

To determine the critical stage of zebrafish development where exposure to xenoestrogens can affect sex ratio and vitellogenin induction, zebrafish (Danio rerio) are exposed to 17 alfa-ethinylestradiol

Keywords

Zebrafish; Danio rerio; Vitellogenin; Endocrine disrupters; Sex reversal; Ovotestis

Published in

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology
2003, volume: 134, number: 3, pages: 365-374
Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc

SLU Authors

• Norrgren, Leif

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Gessbo, Åsa

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/1457