Benzo(a)pyrene decreases brain and ovarian aromatase mRNA expression in Fundulus heteroclitus

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-300

  Dong, Wu ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Thornton, Cammi ^a   Scheffler, Brian E ^b   Willett, Kristine L ^a  

^a Environmental Toxicology Research Program   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Benzo(a)pyrene; CYP19; Fundulus

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BENZO[A]PYRENE; FADROZOLE; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; WATER;

BENZENE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PYRENE; RNA; TELEOST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FISH; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; FADROZOLE; FEMALE; FUNDULIDAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 46249110055     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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