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Steroid Hydroxylases
Reports outline steroid hydroxylases study results from N. Hinfray et al
May 14th, 2010
According to recent research from France, "The aim of this study was to assess endocrine disruptive effects in wild population of fish in five French rivers selected to represent different pollution contexts at two seasons (summer and fall). For that purpose, a panel of biometrical parameters (length, weight, and gonado-somatic index: GSI) and biochemical (ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase: EROD, vitellogenin: VTG, and brain aromatase) and histological biomarkers (gonads histology) were used in chub (Leuciscus cephalus), a common cyprinid fish species." "In fish from the reference site, EROD activity and VTG levels were low at the two seasons. Brain aromatase activities (AAs)...
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Source: Energy and Ecology (2010-05-14)
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