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- Larsson, D. G. Joakim, 1969, et al.
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Ethinyloestradiol – an undesired fish contraceptive?
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In: Aquatic Toxicology. - 0166-445X .- 1879-1514. ; 45:2-3, s. 91-97
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- Environmental oestrogens are natural or synthetic substances present in the environment, which imitate the effects of endogenous oestrogen. Oestrogenic substances were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in effluent water from a Swedish sewage treatment works receiving mainly domestic wastewater. Substances found include the synthetic oestrogen used in contraceptives 17 alpha-ethinyloestradiol (4.5 ng l(-1)), the natural oestrogens oestrone (5.8 ng l(-1)) and 17 beta-oestradiol (1.1 ng l(-1)), and the weaker non-steroidal oestrogens 4-nonylphenol (840 ng l(-1)) and bisphenol A (490 ng l(-1)). Ethinyloestradiol exceeded levels shown to be oestrogenic to fish by 45 times. The oestrogenicity of the effluent water was investigated by introducing juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in cages downstream of the sewage treatment works. After 2 weeks, all oestrogens indicated were present in the bile of the fish, and the oestrogen inducible protein, vitellogenin, was found in large amounts in the plasma (1.5 mg ml(-1)), as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blotting. Thus, a widely used synthetic oestrogen affects the endocrine systems of fish exposed to sewage effluent water.
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- Baden, Susanne P., 1952, et al.
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Accumulation and elimination kinetics of manganese from different tissues of the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus (L.)
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In: Aquatic Toxicology. - 0166-445X. ; 46:2, s. 127-137
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- The exposure of marine benthic animals to dissolved manganese (Mn) occurs from metalliferous outlets or the enhanced flux of dissolved manganese from sediments during hypoxia. A prerequisite to valid interpretation of manganese concentrations measured in animals in situ is a thorough understanding of accumulation and elimination rates of this metal by relevant target tissues in organisms exposed to environmentally realistic manganese concentrations. Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, accumulated manganese when exposed to solutions of < 0.06 (background), 5 and 10 mg Mn l(-1) for 20 days and was allowed to eliminate any accumulated manganese in undosed sea water for a further 20 days. During this period individual N. norvegicus were dissected into a number of components (brain, ventral ganglion, haemolymph, midgut gland, gills and exoskeleton) and the manganese concentration of each was analysed. Manganese accumulation reached a plateau after 1.25 days in all tissues except for midgut gland, which continued to accumulate manganese during the entire exposure period. In general, the manganese elimination was significantly slower than accumulation and reached a plateau after 1.25-2.5 days (except the gills) following exposure to clean sea water. The accumulation factor (AF), when compared to maximum concentrations in control and exposed animals, was highest in the haemolymph (x 88) followed by nerve tissue (x 22) at the 10 mg Mn l(-1) exposure. The concentration factor (CF), when comparing manganese accumulation in tissues (wet weight) with exposure concentration, was 1.2-3.5 and for most tissues was similar for both exposure concentrations or slightly higher in the 5 mg Mn l(-1) exposure-indicating net accumulation of manganese in all tissues with a saturation effect with increasing exposure concentrations. Thus, from these experiments it may be concluded that measured manganese concentrations in N. norvegicus give an indication of recent exposure to manganese concentrations in the bottom waters of their habitats. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Carlsson, C, et al.
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7-Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase induction in cultured gill epithelial cells from rainbow trout
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In: AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. - 0166-445X. ; 47:2, s. 117-128
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Induction of the cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A)-mediated enzyme activity 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) was measured in cultured respiratory epithelial cells from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) gills. Monolayers of adherent cells were exposed to th
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