ABILITY OF BKME (BLEACHED KRAFT MILL EFFLUENT) EXPOSED WHITE SUCKERS (CATOSTOMUS-COMMERSONI) TO SYNTHESIZE STEROID-HORMONES

被引:22
作者
GAGNON, MM [1 ]
DODSON, JJ [1 ]
HODSON, PV [1 ]
机构
[1] CANADA CTR INLAND WATERS,BURLINGTON L7R 4A6,ON,CANADA
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-PHARMACOLOGY TOXICOLOGY & ENDOCRINOLOGY | 1994年 / 107卷 / 02期
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
STEROID HORMONES; WHITE SUCKER; BKME; EROD; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;
D O I
10.1016/1367-8280(94)90050-7
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Steroid synthesis was stimulated in white suckers to study the impact of bleached kraft mill effluent (BKME). BKME-exposed male suckers reached similar testosterone levels, but lower 11-ketotestosterone levels relative to non-exposed fish. BKME-exposed females reached higher levels of testosterone but similar levels of 17 beta-estradiol, relative to non-exposed females. Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity was depressed in females secreting 17 beta-estradiol. Steroid synthesis by isolated ovarian follicles from exposed and non-exposed females was similar, suggesting that the origin of different steroid levels in BKME-exposed females is external to the gonad.
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页码:265 / 273
页数:9
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