Search for dissertations about: "EE2"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word EE2.
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1. Aquatic organisms on the pill - effects on different organizational levels
Abstract : Communities are composed of organisms that interact with each other and with the non-biological environment. There are also anthropogenic pollutants in the environment that also interact with the organisms. READ MORE
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2. Estrogen receptor and multixenobiotic resistance genes in freshwater fish and snails: identification and expression analysis after pharmaceutical exposure
Abstract : Pharmaceuticals are today released into aquatic environments where they can interfere with organisms' biological processes.The general research objective was to analyze how aquatic freshwater organisms are affected by exposure to pharmaceuticals that are categorized by the EU as potential risk factors to the environment (i.e. READ MORE
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3. The estrogen receptor in fish and effects of synthetic estrogens in the environment - Ecological and evolutionary perspectives and societal awareness
Abstract : Synthetic hormones are a group of pharmaceuticals used for various human and animal treatments. However, consumption and disposal of these substances have also given rise to negative effects and environmental problems for organisms in the wild which is why these substances have been classified as estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). READ MORE
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4. Endocrine disruption in fish : Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol exposure on non-reproductive behavior, fertility and brain and testis transcriptome
Abstract : Aquatic environments are the end recipient for most anthropogenic chemical pollutants. One common chemical pollutant found in the aquatic environment is 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), a synthetic estrogen used in contraceptive pills. READ MORE
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5. Interactions between cytochrome P450 and estrogenic compounds in fish
Abstract : DISSERTATION ABSTRACT Hasselberg, Linda. Interactions between cytochrome P450 and estrogenic compounds in fish. Department of Zoophysiology, Göteborg University, Box 463, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden Contamination by various pollutions is an environmental concern. READ MORE