KITANA, N.*; WON, S.J.; CALLARD, I.P.; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University: Environmental and hormonal impacts on reproduction and development in the freshwater turtles Previous observations on the freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta) obtained from a Superfund site on Cape Cod, MA suggested endocrine disruption of reproductive processes. To determine the possible loci in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal-hepatic […]

BARBEAU, T.R.*; University of Florida: Decreased Gonadal Steroidogenesis and Increased Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Frogs Exposed to Aquatic Nitrates Contamination of aquatic ecosystems with anthropogenic sources of nitrates has become of increasing concern to researchers in the past few years. Aquatic nitrates in North America range from less than 1 to greater than 100 […]

GREEN, A.K.*; HALEY, S.L.; KARASOV, W.H.; BARNES, D.M.; DEARING, D.M.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Utah: Total capacity of P-glycoprotein higher in the specialist herbivore Neotoma stephensi than the congeneric generalist Neotoma albigula P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is a membrane-bound, ATP-dependent, transport protein found in […]

HENRY, B.A.; WOOD, W.B.; CHEEK, A.O.; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University: The Reproductive Physiology of Warmouth Sunfish Spawning in Pristine Vs. Contaminated Environments The goal of this study was to determine the physiological and ecological impact of chronic exposure to polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among warmouth sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) that inhabit two […]

NORIEGA, N.C.*; OSTBY, J; LAMBRIGHT, C; WILSON, V.S.; GRAY, L.E.; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC: The Fungicide Prochloraz: In vitro Androgen Antagonism, Parturition Delays, and Male Reproductive Malformations in Rats. Prochloraz (PZ) is an imidazole fungicide that affects steroidogenesis via […]

EDWARDS, T. M.; EMRICH, R.; THOMPSON, H.; THRO, J. M.; CHAPMAN, L.; GUILLETTE, L. J.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; ; : Reproductive physiology of Gambusia holbrooki collected from several Florida springs contaminated with varying amounts of nitrate. Florida is well known […]

CHEEK*, AO; FENTRESS, JA; STEELE, SL; BART, HL, Jr.; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA: Reproductive disruption in wild longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) Endocrine disruption is the alteration of normal hormone function by man-made chemicals in the environment. The goal of this project was […]

SUGHRUE, K.M.*; FRENCH, J.B.; BRITTINGHAM, M.C.; Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, University Park; USGS – Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD; Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, University Park: Morphological and Physiological Effects of the Endocrine-disrupting Contaminant Linuron on the American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Recent investigations have shown that many commercial insecticides […]

XIA, M; FENG, G; PITTMAN, C; BIESIOT, P; WANG, S*; Univ of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg; Univ of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg; Mississippi State Univ, Starkville; Univ of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg; Univ of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg: Isolation of Fish Genes Whose Level of Expression Is Altered in Response to Pollutant Exposure The goal of the project is […]

GREEN, A.K.; SKOPEC, M.M.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison: Flavonoids decrease 3-0-methyl D-glucose absorption in American robins It is known that a variety of flavonoids inhibit glucose transport in vitro, including phloridzin and phloretin the potent inhibitors of intestinal sugar transporters SGLT1 and GLUT2. It is […]