The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth

17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), found in pharmaceuticals is regularly consumed and secreted mainly from women. Consequently, a significant level of this endocrine disrupting chemical is cont inuously discharged into the aquatic environment. EE2 is the most potent known estrogen discharged, it can bio...

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Autor principal: Windahl, Sara Sol
Formato: First cycle, G2E
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Publicado: 2011
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description 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), found in pharmaceuticals is regularly consumed and secreted mainly from women. Consequently, a significant level of this endocrine disrupting chemical is cont inuously discharged into the aquatic environment. EE2 is the most potent known estrogen discharged, it can bioaccumulate in animals and persist in nature relatively long. Laboratory research indicates decreased population growth in fish exposed to EE2 and this may consequently change the time of fecundity, bias the sex ratio and decrease the survival rate in young fish. In this laboratory experiment the growth (length and weight) of roach was analyzed. Roach was exposed to different concentrations of EE2 (0 ng/l (control), 0.5 ng/l, 5.0 ng/l and 50.0 ng/l) for 75 days in their egg, larvae and juvenile phase. In the final result the mortality was higher among the estrogen treated roach. The weight and length was significantly increased among the estrogen treated roach (50.0 ng/l), but the condition factor was higher for the control. The high growth rate indicates a physiological response caused by the higher food supply among EE2 treated roach. The high mortality among the smallest EE2 treated roach probably influenced the final composition of EE2 treated roach, which were significantly larger. This is enhanced by the lower condition factor among the estrogen treated roach, which may indicate a depressed health due to EE2.
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spelling RepoSLU23832016-06-20T14:50:55Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2383/ The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth Windahl, Sara Sol Animal physiology - Growth and development 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), found in pharmaceuticals is regularly consumed and secreted mainly from women. Consequently, a significant level of this endocrine disrupting chemical is cont inuously discharged into the aquatic environment. EE2 is the most potent known estrogen discharged, it can bioaccumulate in animals and persist in nature relatively long. Laboratory research indicates decreased population growth in fish exposed to EE2 and this may consequently change the time of fecundity, bias the sex ratio and decrease the survival rate in young fish. In this laboratory experiment the growth (length and weight) of roach was analyzed. Roach was exposed to different concentrations of EE2 (0 ng/l (control), 0.5 ng/l, 5.0 ng/l and 50.0 ng/l) for 75 days in their egg, larvae and juvenile phase. In the final result the mortality was higher among the estrogen treated roach. The weight and length was significantly increased among the estrogen treated roach (50.0 ng/l), but the condition factor was higher for the control. The high growth rate indicates a physiological response caused by the higher food supply among EE2 treated roach. The high mortality among the smallest EE2 treated roach probably influenced the final composition of EE2 treated roach, which were significantly larger. This is enhanced by the lower condition factor among the estrogen treated roach, which may indicate a depressed health due to EE2. 2011-03-24 First cycle, G2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2383/1/windahl_s_110325.pdf Windahl, Sara Sol, 2011. The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth. First cycle, G2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Microbiology <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/4024.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-5476 eng
spellingShingle Animal physiology - Growth and development
Windahl, Sara Sol
The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title_full The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title_fullStr The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title_full_unstemmed The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title_short The impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (Rutilus rutilus) growth
title_sort impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol on roach (rutilus rutilus) growth
topic Animal physiology - Growth and development
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2383/
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