Histological Analysis of Endocrine Disruptive Effects in Small Laboratory Fish

Voorkant
John Wiley & Sons, 3 aug 2009 - 360 pagina's
  • Timely title assembling the combined knowledge of some of the leading authorities in the field of small fish reproduction - an important topic for risk assessment and registration of chemical, agricultural, and pharmaceutical compounds
  • Provides guidance on the microscopic structure of living tissue and evaluation of the reproductive glands of small laboratory fish
  • Includes state-of-the-art science along with sufficient anatomical and physiological background for understanding and interpreting test results
  • Helps standardize the interpretation of results from aquatic bioassays and field observations, which will also clarify inconsistencies in the current scientific literature

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Introduction
1
Fish Species of Interest
7
Sexual Determination Differentiation
19
Female Gonad Anatomy and Morphology
66
Male Gonad Anatomy and Morphology
88
EndocrineDisrupting Compounds
115
Evaluation of Effects in Fish Gonads
254
Experimental Design and Statistics
270
Fish Preparation and Microdissection
301
Embedding
307
Final Processing
315
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Over de auteur (2009)

Daniel R. Dietrich, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Human and Environmental Toxicology Group, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.

Heiko O. Krieger, MSc, is a scientific research assistant and PhD student in the Human and Environmental Toxicology Group, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.

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