Acute and chronic effects of testosterone and 4-hydroxyandrostenedione to the crustacean Daphnia magna

Steroid compounds have been globally detected in surface waters. The ecological impacts of these biologically active chemicals are largely unknown. Toxicity of testosterone and 4-hydroxyandrostenedione was assessed for the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna. Acute toxicity tests showed that 6.20 mg...

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Main Author: Barbosa, Isabel R. (author)
Other Authors: Nogueira, António J. A. (author), Soares, Amadeu M. V. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5838
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/5838