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| − | + | Vitellogenin induction in male fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xeno-estrogenic compounds (foreign compounds that act as estrogens).<ref name = pub>Versonnen, B.J.; Goemans, G.; Belpaire, C.; Janssen, C.R. (2004). Vitellogenin content in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Flanders, Belgium. Environ. Pollut. 128(3): 363-371</ref> These are [[endocrine disrupting compound|endocrine disrupting compounds]] which feminise males, reducing their fertility. | |
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Revision as of 08:50, 12 November 2009
Definition of vitellogenin:
Protein produced in the liver of certain female amphibians (and fish[1]), which is converted into yolk protein vitellin.[2] Vitellin acts as a nutrient source for the developing embryo [3].
This is the common definition for vitellogenin, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Notes
Vitellogenin induction in male fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xeno-estrogenic compounds (foreign compounds that act as estrogens).[1] These are endocrine disrupting compounds which feminise males, reducing their fertility.
See also
- Effects of xenoestogens in eels
- Effects of methoprene, nonylphenol and estrone on the vitellogenin production of opossum shrimp
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Versonnen, B.J.; Goemans, G.; Belpaire, C.; Janssen, C.R. (2004). Vitellogenin content in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Flanders, Belgium. Environ. Pollut. 128(3): 363-371
- ↑ Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.
- ↑ Ghekiere, A.; Verslycke, T.; Janssen, C.R. (2006). Effects of methoprene, nonylphenol, and estrone on the vitellogenesis of the mysid Neomysis integer. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 147(2): 190-195
