The Effects of Statin and Fibrate Drugs on Cholesterol Metabolism and Steroid Production in Two Fish Species
Statins and fibrates are the most widely used pharmaceuticals in developed countries for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. They reach the aquatic environment mainly via wastewater treatment plants and have been detected at concentrations of ng to µg/L. They are “pseudopersistent” due to their continu...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31587 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6632 |