Peer-reviewed papers

25. Arzuaga, X., Wassenburg, D., Di Giulio, R., Elskus, A.A. (2006) The chlorinated AHR ligand 3,3’,4,4’,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126) promotes reactive oxygen species (ROS) production during embryonic development in the killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Aquatic Toxicology 76(1):13-23.

24. Wheelock, C.E., Eder, K., Werner, I., Huang, H., Jones, P.D., Brammell, B.F., Elskus, A.A., Hammock, B.D. (2005) Individual variability in esterase activity and CYP1A levels in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exposed to esfenvalerate and chlorpyrifos. Aquatic Toxicology 74:172-192.

23. Brammell, B.F., Price, D.J., Birge, W.J., Elskus, A.A. (2004) Apparent lack of CYP1A1 response to high PCB body burdens in fish from a chronically contaminated PCB site. Marine Environmental Research 58: 251-255

22. Elskus, A.A. (2004) Estradiol and estriol suppress CYP1A1 expression in rainbow trout hepatocytes. Marine Environmental Research 58:463-467.

21. Arzuaga, X., Calcaño, W., and Elskus, A.A. (2004) The DNA de-methylating agent 5-azacytidine does not restore CYP1A1 induction in PCB resistant Newark Bay killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Marine Environmental Research 58: 517-520.

20. Rohr, J.R., Elskus, A.A., Shepherd, B.S., Crowley, P.H., McCarthy, T.M., Niedzwiecki, J.H., Sager, T., Sih, A. and Palmer, B.D. (2004) Multiple stressors and streamside salamanders: Effects of the herbicide atrazine and food limitation. Ecological Applications 14 (4):1028-1040.

19. McArdle, M.E., McElroy, A.E and Elskus, A.A. (2004) CYP1A, CYP3A and estradiol 2-hydroxylase in fish exposed to organic pollutants and sewage effluent. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(4):953-959.

18. Rohr, J.R., Elskus, A.A., Shepherd, B.S., Crowley, P.H., McCarthy, T.M., Niedzwiecki, J.H., Sih, A. and Palmer, B.D. (2003). Lethal and sublethal effects of atrazine, carbaryl, endosulfan, and octylphenol on the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(10): 2385-2392.

17. Monosson, E, Ashley, J.T.F, McElroy, A.E., Woltering, D. and. Elskus, A.A., (2003). PCB congener distributions in muscle, liver and gonad of Fundulus heteroclitus from the lower Hudson River Estuary and Newark Bay. Chemosphere 52:777-787.

16. Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, A.A. (2002) Evidence for resistance to benzo[a]pyrene and 3,4,3’4’-tetrachlorobiphenyl in a chronically polluted Fundulus heteroclitus population. Marine Environmental Research 54:247-251.

15. Todorov, J.R., Elskus, A.A., Schlenk, D., Ferguson, P.L. Brownawell, B.J. and McElroy, A.E. (2002) Estrogenic responses of larval sunshine bass (Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops) exposed to New York City sewage effluent. Marine Environmental Research 54: 691-695.

14. Fay, A.A., Brownawell, B., Elskus, A.A., and McElroy, A.E. (2000) Critical body residues in Ampleisca abdita: sediment exposures to organic contaminants. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19 (4):1028-1035.

13. McArdle, M., Elskus, A., McElroy, A, Larsen, B., Benson, W. and Schlenk, D. (2000) Estrogenic and CYP1A1 response of mummichogs and sunshine bass to sewage effluent. Marine Environmental Research 50(1-5):175-180.

12. Elskus, A.A., Monosson, E., McElroy, A.E., Stegeman, J.J. and Woltering, D.S. (1999) Altered CYP1A1 expression in Fundulus heteroclitus adults and larvae: a sign of pollutant resistance? Aquatic Toxicology 45:99-113.

11. Ackland, J.F., Knox, K.L., Elskus, A.A., Fallest, P.C., Hiatt, E.S. and Schwartz, N.B. (1995) Use of an in vitro perifusion system to study the effects of pulsatile hormone administration on the control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. In Methods in Neuroscience, Academic Press, New York.

10. Elskus, A.A., Phelps, A.F. and Schwartz, N.B. (1995) Acute sex differences in serum LH levels in gonadectomized rats: Investigation of pituitary response to GnRH pulse frequency and prolactin secretion as etiological agents. Neuroendocrinology 61, 301-309.

9. Elskus, A.A., and Schwartz, N.B. (1995) Pituitary and hypothalamic regulation of sex differences in serum-luteinizing hormone levels in gonadectomized rats: In vitro perifusion studies. Recent Progress in Hormone Research 50, 397-401.

8. Elskus, A.A., Stegeman, J.J., Gooch, J.W., Black, D.E. and Pruell, R.J. (1994) Polychlorinated biphenyl congener distributions in winter flounder as related to gender, spawning site, and congener metabolism. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28, 401-407.

7. Elskus, A.A., Pruell, R.J. and Stegeman, J.J. (1992) Endogenously-mediated, pretranslational suppression of cytochrome P450IA expression in PCB-contaminated flounder. Mar. Environ. Res. 34, 97-101.

6. Elskus, A.A., Stegeman, J.J., Susani, L.S., Black, D., Pruell, R.J. and Fluck, S.J. (1989). Polychlorinated biphenyls concentration and cytochrome P-450E expression in winter flounder from contaminated environments. Mar. Environ. Res. 28, 25-30.

5. Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1989) Further consideration of phenobarbital effects on cytochrome P450 activity in the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 92C, 223-30.

4. Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1989) Induced cytochrome P-450 in Fundulus heteroclitus associated with environmental contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Mar. Environ. Res. 27, 31-50.

3. Gooch, J.W., Elskus, A.A., Kloepper-Sams, P.J., Hahn, M.E. and Stegeman, J.J. (1989) Effects of ortho- and non-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyl congeners on the hepatic monooxygenase system in scup (Stenotomus chrysops). Toxicol. Appl. Pharmac. 98, 422-433.

2. Boehm, P.D., Barak, J., Fiest, D.L., and Elskus, A.A. (1982) A chemical investigation of the transport and fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in littoral and benthic environments: The Tsesis oil spill. Mar. Environ. Res. 6, 157-188.

1. Boehm, P.D., Fiest, D.L. and Elskus, A.A. (1979) Comparative weathering patterns of hydrocarbons from the Amoco Cadiz oil spill observed at a variety of coastal environments. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Amoco Cadiz: Fates and Effects of the Oil Spill. Brest, France, November 19-22, 1979.

Guest Editor

Twenty (20) Guest Editors (of which I am one); J. Widdows and S. Luoma, Editors Marine Environmental Research SPECIAL ISSUE: Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 12) 2004, Volume 58 (2-5), 859 pp.

M. Faisal, A.A. Elskus, R.C. Hale, and S.M. McLaughlin, Guest Editors; J. Widdows and S. Luoma, Editors Marine Environmental Research SPECIAL ISSUE: Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 10) 2000, Volume 50(1-5), 592 pp.

Highlights, Books, Book Chapters, Book Reviews, Reports, Trade Journals

15. Elskus, A.A., Lawrence LeBlanc, Gregory Mayer, Carol Kim, Rebecca van Beneden and L. Brian Perkins. (2006) A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Potential for River Water Toxicity to Increase Following Dam Removal. FINAL REPORT. To: The George Mitchell Center for the Environment, Maine Water Resources and Research Institute. USGS104b Grant 01HQGR0083. National Institute of Water Resources Project No. 2005ME43B . June 2006.

14. Elskus, A.A., LeBlanc, L.A., Kim, C., Van Beneden, R., Mayer, G. (2006) Studying toxicity: The effects of dam removal. International Water Power and Dam Construction March 2006: 30-32.

13. Elskus, A.A. (2005) Toxicological Highlight: The implications of low-affinity AhR for TCDD insensitivity in frogs. Toxicological Sciences 88(1):1-3.

12. Elskus, A.A. (2005). Review of: A.J. Lawrence and K.L. Hemingway (eds.), Effects of Pollution on Fish: Molecular Effects and Population Responses. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2003. 342 pp. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 14(2):295-6.

11. Elskus, A.A., Collier, T.K., Monosson, E. (2005) Chapter 4. Interactions between lipids and persistent organic pollutants in fish. In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, Volume 6. Environmental Toxicology. T.P. Mommsen and T.W. Moon, Eds. Elsevier Science, St. Louis. pp. 119-152.

10. Elskus, A.A. Evaluating site remediation success using a sensitive biochemical indicator in fish. USGS 104b Program Grant FINAL REPORT April 2003.

9. National Research Council (2002) A Century of Ecosystem Science: Planning Long-Term Research for the Gulf of Alaska. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. (one of 12 authors)

8. Shepherd, B.S., Drennon, K., Brammell, B.F. and Elskus, A.A. (2002) Effects of Aroclor 1254 on endocrine physiology in the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). In Endocrine Disruptors: Mechanisms and Impacts. M. Vijayan, A. Hontel and D. Mackinlay eds. pp 63-68. http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/congress/2002/Disruptors/disrupt.htm.

7. Elskus, A.A. (2001) Toxicant resistance in wildlife: fish populations. In PCB: recent advances in environmental toxicology and health effects. L.W. Robertson and L.G. Hansen, Editors. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 273-276.

6. National Research Council (2001) The Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring Program: First steps towards a long-term research and monitoring plan. Interim Report, February 2001. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 45. (one of 12 authors)

5. McElroy, A. E., Elskus, A. A., and Fay, A. A. (2000) New approaches for toxicity identification evaluation of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments. In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Recent Achievements in Environmental Fate and Transport: Ninth Volume: ASTM STP 1381, F. T. Price. K. V. Brix, and N. K. Lane, Eds,. American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA pp. 239-255.

4. McArdle, M., McElroy, A.E. and Elskus, A.A. (1999). Estrogenic potential of organic contaminants in New York Harbor. Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program REPORT June 1999.

3. McElroy, A.E., Elskus, A.A. and Monosson, E. (1997) Reproductive effects of contaminant mixtures on resident fish in the lower Hudson River Estuary and Newark Bay. FINAL REPORT, Hudson River Foundation, January 1997.

2. Boehm, P.D., Fiest, D.L. and Elskus, A.A. (1979) Petroleum hydrocarbon analysis of fish collected in the vicinity of the Argo Merchant oil spill - April to October, 1977. Final Report, NOAA Contract NA 79-FAC-00015, National Marine Fisheries Service, Narragansett, RI.

1. Boehm, P.D., Fiest, D.L., and Elskus, A.A. (1979) Organic chemical measurements, Dredged Material Tracking Experiment. Final Report, NOAA Contract NA-RAA-03401-NOAA/MESA, Stony Brook, NY.

Abstracts

Kopec, D., Elskus, A.A., Whitman, L., Van Beneden, R. 2006. Preliminary findings on mercury biomagnification in Gulf of Maine harbor seals (Phoca vitulina): mercury residues in ingested prey fish as evidence for selective foraging. 8th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Aug 6-11, 2006. Madison, WI. Abstract # M-197.
Elskus, A.A., S.A. Chaplin-Ebanks, M.C. Curran. 2005. Unexpected induction of CYP1A in flatfish from a presumed reference site in a Georgia estuary. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26th Annual Meeting. 15-19 November 2005, Baltimore, MD. Abstract # TP183.

Elskus, A.A., L. LeBlanc, G. Mayer, C. Kim, L.B. Perkins, R. van Beneden, 2006. A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Potential Increase in River Water Toxicity Following Dam Removal. SETAC North Atlantic Chapter 2006 Annual Meeting. 7-9 June 2006, Portland, ME. Platform.

Brammell, Ben F., Eleana M. Harmel, John A. Hitron, Xabier Arzuaga, David J. Price, Wesley J. Birge, Adria A. Elskus. 2005. CYP1A Expression in Lepomis Species Following PCB and PAH Exposure. Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 3, 2005, Lexington, KY. Poster.
Arzuaga, X., Harmel, E., and Elskus, A.A. Resistance to PCB induced CYP1A activity and oxidative stress in a chronically contaminated killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) population. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25th Annual Meeting. 14-18 November 2004, Portland, OR. Abstract # PM170.

Brammell, B.F., Harmel, E.M., Hitron, J.A., Arzuaga, X., Price, D.J., Birge, W.J. and Elskus, A.A. Induction of pollutant metabolizing enzymes in Lepomis species following PCB and PAH exposure. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25th Annual Meeting. 14-18 November 2004, Portland, OR. Abstract # PM235 .

Brammell, B.F., Price, D.J., Birge, W.J., Elskus, A.A. (2004) Pollutant response in two species inhabiting chronically contaminated habitats: two varieties of resistance? Kentucky Water Resources Annual Institute Symposium 19 Feb 2004, Lexington, KY.

Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, A.A. (2004) AHR/CYP1A mediates PCB induction of teratogenesis and CYP1A, but not oxidative stress: an in ovo vertebrate model. Kentucky Water Resources Annual Institute Symposium 19 Feb 2004, Lexington, KY.

Rohr, J.R., A.A. Elskus, B.S. Shepherd, P.H. Crowley, T.M. McCarthy, J.H. Niedzwiecki, T.A. Sager, A. Sih, B.D. Palmer. 2003. Effects of agrichemicals on the life history and behavior of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri. Joint annual meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians, and the Herpetologists League.

Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, A. A. (2003) AHR/CYP1A1 mediates PCB induction of teratogenesis and CYP1A, but not oxidative stress: an in ovo vertebrate model. Ohio Valley Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. 6 Nov 2003, Cincinnati, OH.

Brammell, B.F., Price, D.J., Arzuaga, X, Birge, W.J., Elskus, A.A. (2003) CYP1A1 Expression in Longear Sunfish as a Biomarker of PCB Exposure. Kentucky Water Resources Institute Annual Symposium, 20 February 2003, Lexington, KY.

Brammell, B.F., McLain, J.S., Oris, J.T., Elskus, A. A. (2003) Use of Rainbow Trout as a Biomonitor for Evaluating the Effectiveness of a PCB Remediation Project. Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, 20 February 2003, Lexington, KY.

Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, A. A. (2003) Resistance to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mediated induction of CYP1A1 in a PCB resistant population of Fundulus heteroclitus. Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, 20 February 2003, Lexington, KY.

Brammell, B.F., Price, D.J., Arzuaga, X, Birge, W.J., Elskus, A.A. (2003) Altered CYP1A1 response in fish from a chronically contaminated PCB site; evidence of acquired resistance. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24st Annual Meeting. 16-20 November 2003, Austin, TX. Abstract PM086

Arzuaga, X, Calcaño, W. and Elskus, A.A. (2003) Resistance to CYP1A1 induction in Newark Bay killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) is not due to DNA methylation. 12th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO), May 9 - 13, 2003, Tampa Bay, FL.

Brammell, B. F., Price, D.J., Birge, W.J. and Elskus, A.A. (2003). Apparent lack of CYP1A response to high PCB body burdens in fish from a chronically contaminated PCB site. 12th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO), May 9 - 13, 2003, Tampa Bay, FL.

Elskus, A.A. (2003). Estradiol and estriol suppress CYP1A1 expression in rainbow trout hepatocytes. 12th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO), May 9 - 13, 2003, Tampa Bay, FL.

Rohr, J.R., A.A. Elskus, B.S. Shepherd, P.H. Crowley, T.M. McCarthy, J.H. Niedzwiecki, T.A. Sager, A. Sih, B.D. Palmer (2003). Effects of agrichemicals on the life history and behavior of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri. Joint annual meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians, and the Herpetologists League. June 26 - July 1, 2003, Manaus, Brazil.

Brammell, B. F., McLain, J.S., Oris, J.T. and Elskus, A.A. (2002). Use of rainbow trout as a biomonitoring tool for evaluating the effectiveness of a PCB remediation project. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23st Annual Meeting. 16-20 November 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract P779.

Brammell, B.F., Price, D.J., Arzuaga, X., Birge, W.J. and Elskus, A.A. (2002) CYP1A1 expression in longear sunfish as a biomarker of PCB exposure. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23st Annual Meeting. 16-20 November 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract P338.

Arzuaga, X., Karchner, S., Hahn, M.E., and Elskus, A.A. (2002) Sequence comparisons of the CYP1A1 promoter of AHR ligand-resistant and -responsive killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) populations. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23st Annual Meeting. 16-20 November 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract P586.

McElroy, A.E., Todorov, J., Huggett, D., Foran, C., Ferguson, P., Brownawell, B., Elskus, A. and Schlenk, D. (2001) Endocrine disruptors in New York City Municipal Sewage Effluent. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22st Annual Meeting. 11-15 November 2001, Baltimore, MD. Abstract 417.

Roosenburg, W.M.M., Elskus, A.A., Ford, D. and Palmer, B.D. (2001) Survivorship, growth, and bioassays of terrapin hatchinlings incubated on oil contaminated nesting areas. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22st Annual Meeting. 11-15 November 2001, Baltimore, MD. Abstract 435.

Elskus, A.A. and Arzuaga, X. (2001) Crossresistance to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mediated induction of CYP1A1 in a PCB resistant population of Fundulus heteroclitus. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22st Annual Meeting. 11-15 November 2001, Baltimore, MD. Abstract 601.

Todorov, J., Ferguson, P., Brownawell, B.J., Elskus, A.A., Schlenk, D., and McElroy, A. Estrogenic effects of alkylphenol ethoxylate metabolites and natural hormones: dose response studies with sunshine bass larvae. (2001) Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22st Annual Meeting. 11-15 November 2001, Baltimore, MD. Abstract PT115.

Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, AA. (2001) Assessment of crossresistance to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs), and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a HAH resistant Fundulus heteroclitus population. 11th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO); 10- 13 July 2001 Plymouth, England. Abstract 1045.

Todorov, J.,Elskus, AA, Schlenk, D, Ferguson, PL, Brownawell, B and McElroy, AE (2001). Estrogenic responses of larval and juvenile sunshine bass (Morone saxatillis x M. chrysops) exposed to New York City sewage effluent. 11th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO); 10- 13 July 2001 Plymouth, England. Abstract 1071.

Elskus, AA and Arzuaga, X. (2000) Molecular mechanisms of toxicant resistance. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract 031.

Elskus, AA (2000) Genotoxic repurcussions of hormonally-mediated CYP1A1 suppression: the effects of estradiol on DNA adduct formation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract 253.

Zielinski, JF, McElroy, AE and Elskus, AA. (2000) Evaluating CYP1A1 resistance and DNA adduct formation in Hudson River fish. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract 034

McElroy, AE, Brownawell, BJ, Nannen, MK and Elskus, AA. (2000) Loss or local depletion of less hydrophobic organic contaminants can significantly reduce exposure in sediment toxicity tests with Ampelisca abdita - Studies with chlorobenzenes. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract PTA066.

Arzuaga, X and Elskus, AA. (2000) Cross-resistance to HAHs and PAHs and molecular mechanisms of toxicant resistance in Fundulus heteroclitus. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract PWA120.

McElroy, AE, Brownawell, BJ, LeBlanc, LL, Nannen, MK, Elskus, AA and Ferguson, PL. (2000) What is the source of sediment toxicity in New York Harbor? Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Abstract PWP156.

Elskus, A.A., Monosson, E., McElroy, A.E., Stegeman, J.J. and Woltering, D. (2000). Altered CYP1A1 expression in Fundulus heteroclitus adults and larvae: a sign of pollutant resistance? PCB Workshop, Lexington, KY. April 2000.

McElroy, A.E. and Elskus, A.A. (1998) Dietary uptake, metabolism, and macromolecular binding of benzo(a)pyrene metabolites in catfish. Marine Environmental Research 46, 535.

Elskus, A.A. (1997) Endocrine Disrputors: theory and methods. Endocrine disruptors: State-of-the-Art Assessment and Testing Methods for Fish and Wildlife. Hudson/Delaware Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Philadephphia Academy of Science, 26 Sept 1997.

Elskus, A.A. and McElroy, A.E. (1997) Dietary uptake, metabolism and macromolecular binding of benzo(a)pyrene metabolites in catfish. 9th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 9). Bergen, Norway April 1997.

Elskus, A.A. (1997) Aspects of fish endocrinology and endocrine disruptors. Center for Great Lakes Studies, Milwaukee, WI January 1997.

Elskus, A., Monosson, E., McElroy, A., Stegeman, J. and Woltering, D. (1996) Biochemical adaptation of Fundulus heteroclitus in populations chronically exposed to persistent organic contaminants. 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington, DC. November 1996.

Elskus, A.A. (1996) Biological adaptation to pollutants: Occurrence and possible consequences Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY/SB, NY April 1996.

Elskus, A.A. and McElroy, A.E. (1995) Uptake, metabolism and macromolecular binding of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) metabolites in channel catfish. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Second World Conference, Vancouver, BC Canada. November 1995.

Elskus, A.A., Hood, S.C. and Schwartz, N.B. (1995) Sex differences in serum luteinizing hormone (LH) response to gonadectomy are not explained by changes in mRNA for gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) or the secretagogue-induced release of GnRH. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. November 1995.

Elskus, A.A. (1995) Environmental toxicology: evaluating fish response to pollutant exposure. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY/SB, NY January 1995.

Elskus, A.A., Monosson, E., Sharpe, D.A. and McElroy, A.E. (1995) Reproduction of Fundulus heteroclitus in the Hudson River. 8th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 8), Pacific Grove, CA. April 1995.

Elskus, A.A. and Schwartz, N.B. (1993) Pituitary and hypothalamic regulation of sex differences in serum-luteinizing hormone levels in gonadectomized rats: In vitro perifusion studies. 50th Laurentian Society Meeting, Puerto Rico November 1993.

Elskus, A.A. and NB Schwartz, N.B. (1993) Sex differences in serum LH levels in gonadectomized rats are not due to differential pituitary responsivity to GnRH pulse frequency. Society for the Study of Reproduction, 26th Annual Meeting, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO. July 1993.

Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1991) Pretranslational suppression of cytochrome P4501A expression by estradiol in the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Sixth International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 6), Woods Hole, MA. April 1991.

Elskus, A.A., Stegeman, J.J., Black, D.E. and Pruell, R.J. (1990) Hepatic P4501A1 expression, PCB congener content and reproductive parameters in feral flounder. 11th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Crystal City, VA. November 1990.

Elskus, A.A., Stegeman, J.J., Black, D.E. and Pruell, R.J. (1990) Hepatic cytochrome P450 induction, PCB concentration and reproductive parameters in winter flounder from contaminated environments. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA May 1990.

Elskus, A.A., Black, D. and Stegeman, J.J. (1990) Hormonal regulation of cytochrome P4501A1 expression in two species of marine teleost fish. Gordon Conference on Hormone Action, Meriden, NH, August 1990.

Elskus, A.A., Susani, L., Black, D., Pruell, R., Fluck, S. and Stegeman, J.J. (1989) Hepatic cytochrome P-450E induction, PCB concentration, and reproductive parameters in winter flounder from contaminated environments. NOAA/NMFS Winter Flounder Biology Workshop; Mystic, CT, 1989.

Elskus, A.A., Susani, L., Black, D., Pruell, R., Fluck, S. and Stegeman, J.J. (1989) Hepatic cytochrome P-450E induction, polychlorinated biphenyl concentration, and reproductive parameters in winter flounder from contaminated environments. 5th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms, Plymouth, England (PRIMO 5). April 1989.

Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1987) P-450 activity in New Bedford Harbor flounder: evidence for inactivation of P-450E analogue. New England Membrane Group, Falmouth, MA, 1987.

Gooch, J.E., Elskus, A.A., Kloepper-Sams, P.J., Stegeman, J.J. (1987) Polychlorinated biphenyl induction and inactivation of monooxygenase activity in the fish scup (Stenotomus chrysops). New England Membrane Group, Falmouth, MA March 1987.

Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1985) Environmental and laboratory induction of aldrin epoxidase activity by phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene-type inducers in the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus. New England Membrane Group , Woods Hole, MA March 1985.

Elskus, A.A. and Stegeman, J.J. (1984) An investigation of the inducibility of the mixed function oxidase (MFO) system by phenobarbital-type inducers in the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus. Graduate School of Oceanography, Univ of R. I. Spring 1984.

Elskus, A.A. (1983) Use of the MFO enzyme system for monitoring pollution stress in the mussel, Mytilus edulis. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Spring 1983.

Invited Presentations

X. Arzuaga, D. Wassenberg, R. Di Giulio, and Elskus, A.A. (2004) Pollutant induction of early life stage deformities in fish. 30th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Atlantic International Chapter. Fairlee, VT Sept 2004.
Elskus, A.A. (2004) Developing resistance to aquatic contaminants: what is it, how do fish do it, and what are the consequences? University of Maine, Orono. Feb 2004.
Elskus, A.A. (2004) Developing resistance to aquatic contaminants: what is it, how do fish do it, and what are the consequences? Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Jan 2004.
Elskus, A.A. (2003) Developing resistance to aquatic contaminants: what is it, how do fish do it, and what are the consequences? USGS Water Resources Division, Sacramento, CA. Nov 2003.
Arzuaga, X. and Elskus, A.A. (2001) Assessment of crossresistance to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs), and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a HAH resistant Fundulus heteroclitus population. 11th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO); 10- 13 July 2001 Plymouth, England.
Elskus, A.A. and Arzuaga, X. (2000) Molecular mechanisms of toxicant resistance. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN.
Elskus, A.A. (2000) Genotoxic repercussions of hormonally-mediated CYP1A1 suppression: the effects of estradiol on DNA adduct formation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting. 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN.

For the list of updated publications of Dr. Elskus, please visit her UMaine website.