Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) gene expression is differently modulated in gender types of the hermaphroditic fish Kryptolebias marmoratus by endocrine disrupting chemicals

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-365

  Rhee, Jae Sung ^a   Seo, Jung Soo ^b   Raisuddin, Sheikh ^b   Ki, Jang Seu ^b   Lee, Kyun Woo ^b   Kim, Il Chan ^c   Yoon, Yong Dal ^a   Lee, Jae Seong ^a,b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b National Research Laboratory of Marine Molecular and Environmental Bioscience   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor; Kryptolebias marmoratus; Modulation

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE RECEPTOR GENE; HATCHING; HERMAPHRODITISM; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39749159029     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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