Decreased apoptosis in the forebrain of adult male medaka (Oryzias latipes) after aqueous exposure to ethinylestradiol

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Stokes, Elizabeth A ^a   Lonergan, William ^a   Weber, Lynn P ^b   Janz, David M ^b   Poznanski, Ann A ^c   Balch, Gordon C ^d   Metcalfe, Chris D ^d   Grober, Matthew S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain; EDC; Environmental disruptor; Estrogen; Ethinylestradiol; Neuroprotection; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES;

EID: 4644367151     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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