The developmental neurotoxicity of fipronil: Notochord degeneration and locomotor defects in zebrafish embryos and larvae

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 270-278

  Stehr, Carla M ^a   Linbo, Tiffany L ^a   Incardona, John P ^a   Scholz, Nathaniel L ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fipronil; GABA; Glycine; Neurotoxicity; Pesticide; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; FIPRONIL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TRICAINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PHENOTYPE; SPINAL CORD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOUCH; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NOTOCHORD; PYRAZOLES; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; INSECTA; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745605164     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj185     Document Type: Article

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