Molecular targets of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) within the zebrafish ovary: Insights into TCDD-induced endocrine disruption and reproductive toxicity

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-57

  Heiden, Tisha C King ^a   Struble, Craig A ^b   Rise, Matthew L ^a   Hessner, Martin J ^c   Hutz, Reinhold J ^a   Carvan III, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Follicular development; Microarray; Ovary; TCDD; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 37349056732     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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