Brain and gonadal aromatase as potential targets of endocrine disrupting chemicals in a model species, the zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-337

  Hinfray, N ^a   Palluel, O ^a   Turies, C ^a   Cousin, C ^a   Porcher, J M ^a   Brion, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Biomarker; Brain; Gonad; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; GONAD; ZEBRAFISH;

BIOMARKERS; BRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RNA; TOXICITY;

ENZYMES;

ANDROSTANEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA;

BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVA; MODEL TEST; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BRAIN TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYP19B GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE TARGETING; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANDROSTATRIENES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARY; RNA, MESSENGER; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33746740465     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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