Vitellogenin expression in zebrafish Danio rerio: Evaluation by histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and in situ mRNA hybridisation

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Van Der Ven, Leo T M ^a   Holbech, Henrik ^b   Fenske, Martina ^c   Van Den Brandhof, Evert Jan ^a   Gielis Proper, Francijntje K ^a   Wester, Piet W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 oestradiol; Endocrine disruption; Hazard identification; Immunohistochemistry; In situ mRNA hybridisation; Teleost fish; Vitellogenin; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BASOPHILIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; TISSUE SECTION; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0042929556     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(03)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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