Toxicity of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) in a partial life-cycle test

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Kuiper, R V ^a   Van Den Brandhof, E J ^b   Leonards, P E G ^c,d   Van Der Ven, L T M ^b   Wester, P W ^b   Vos, J G ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Endocrine toxicity; Reproduction; Tetrabromobisphenol A; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LETHARGY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; OVARY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SWIMMING; THYROID GLAND; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33846277210     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-006-0117-x     Document Type: Article

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