Expression of gonadotropin subunit genes following 4-nonylphenol exposure in masu salmon: Effects on transcript levels and promoter activities via estrogen receptor alpha

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-390

  Maeng, Sejung ^a   Jung, Yujung ^a   Choi, Eunju ^a   Jeon, Joong Kyun ^a   Kim, Soonhag ^b   Gen, Koichiro ^c   Sohn, Young Chang ^a,d  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen; FSH; Gene expression; GTH; LH; Masu salmon; Nonylphenol; Promoter; Transcription; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; LUCIFERASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; JUVENILE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAMMAL CELL; MASU SALMON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNUS MASOU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27844510011     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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