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| Title |
Prevalent Glucocorticoid and Androgen Activity in US Water Sources
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep00937 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Diana A. Stavreva, Anuja A. George, Paul Klausmeyer, Lyuba Varticovski, Daniel Sack, Ty C. Voss, R. Louis Schiltz, Vicki S. Blazer, Luke R. Iwanowicz, Gordon L. Hager |
| Abstract |
Contamination of the environment with endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a major health concern. The presence of estrogenic compounds in water and their deleterious effect are well documented. However, detection and monitoring of other classes of EDCs is limited. Here we utilize a high-throughput live cell assay based on sub-cellular relocalization of GFP-tagged glucocorticoid and androgen receptors (GFP-GR and GFP-AR), in combination with gene transcription analysis, to screen for glucocorticoid and androgen activity in water samples. We report previously unrecognized glucocorticoid activity in 27%, and androgen activity in 35% of tested water sources from 14 states in the US. Steroids of both classes impact body development, metabolism, and interfere with reproductive, endocrine, and immune systems. This prevalent contamination could negatively affect wildlife and human populations. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 52 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 49 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 37% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 12% |
| Engineering | 6 | 12% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 March 2018.
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#3,296,174
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#27,862
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#32,787
of 285,944 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Scientific Reports
#75
of 296 outputs
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