Cadmium inhibits neurogenesis in zebrafish embryonic brain development

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-169

  Chow, Elly Suk Hen ^b   Hui, Michelle Nga Yu ^a   Lin, Chun Chi ^a   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cadmium; Embryos; Gene expression; Neurogenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROGENIN 1; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN ZASH1A; PROTEIN ZASH1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN; CADMIUM; CYPRINID; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; MESENCEPHALON; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CADMIUM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 41549164242     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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