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Protein produced in the liver of certain female amphibians (and fish<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>), which is converted into yolk protein.<ref>Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.</ref>}} | Protein produced in the liver of certain female amphibians (and fish<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>), which is converted into yolk protein.<ref>Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.</ref>}} | ||
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Vetellogenins induction in fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xenoestrogenic 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> | Vetellogenins induction in fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xenoestrogenic 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> | ||
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Notes
Vetellogenins induction in fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xenoestrogenic compounds (foreign compounds that act as estrogens).[1]
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.
