Plasma vitellogenin levels of collected fish species, DeSoto Canyon, August 16-29, 2013

Vitellogenin is an egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in females of nearly all oviparous species and is commonly used to detect estrogenic effects in male fish. Vitellogenin antibodies were validated for each of the collected fish species and will be analyzed used appropriate antibodies. The vitellogenin assays-concentrations will be reported as ng/ml of plasma.