Measurement of fish steroids in water—a review

• Published in: General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 153; no. 1; pp. 392 - 400
• Main Authors: Scott, Alexander P, Ellis, Tim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2007
• Subjects: 11-Ketotestosterone; Animals; Body Weight - physiology; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Cortisol; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Drug Stability; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Fish; Fishes - anatomy & histology; Fishes - blood; Fishes - metabolism; Non-invasive; Pisces; Research Design; Sensitivity and Specificity; Steroids; Steroids - analysis; Steroids - blood; Steroids - isolation & purification; Steroids - metabolism; Water; Water - chemistry; Water; Fish; Cortisol; Non-invasive; 11-Ketotestosterone; Steroids

Abstract Measurement of fish steroids in water provides a non-invasive alternative to measurement in blood samples, offering the following advantages: zero or minimal intervention (i.e. no anaesthetic, bleeding or handling stress); results not being biased by sampling stress; repeat measurements on...