Testing estrogenicity of known and novel (xeno-)estrogens in the MolDarT using developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-193

  Muncke, Jane ^a   Junghans, Marion ^a   Eggen, Rik I L ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Cyproconazol; Developing zebrafish; Ecotoxicology; Estradiol; Ethinylestradiol; MolDarT; Nonylphenol; Real time PCR; YES

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING ZEBRAFISH; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTRADIOLS; ETHINYLESTRADIOLS; NONYLPHENOLS;

BIOASSAY; FISH; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RNA;

HORMONES;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; CYPROCONAZOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; VITELLOGENIN 1; XENOESTROGEN;

ATRAZINE; BIOASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FUNGICIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOLDART ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TRIAZOLES; VITELLOGENINS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 34047124260     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20255     Document Type: Article

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