Toxic effects of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate on mortality, growth, reproduction and stress-related gene expression in the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Toxicology

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Roh, Ji Yeon ^a   Jung, In Ho ^a   Lee, Jai Young ^a   Choi, Jinhee ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Di(2 ethylhexyl)phthalate; Ecotoxicity monitoring; Stress related gene expression

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; VITELLOGENIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME GENE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHROME P450 CYP35A2 GENE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE S TRANSFERASE 4 GENE; GROWTH; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 16.1 GENE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 16.2 GENE; LANDFILL; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; WORM EGG; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM ENZYME GENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LETHAL DOSE 50; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34447100459     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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