Choriogenin mRNA as a sensitive molecular biomarker for estrogenic chemicals in developing brackish medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 200-208

  Chen, Xueping ^a   Li, Vincent Wai Tsun ^a   Yu, Richard Man Kit ^a   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brackish medaka; Choriogenin; Estrogenic chemicals; Molecular biomarker; Oryzias melastigma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIOGENIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMARKER; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMBRYO; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RNA; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELEOST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORYSIAZ MELASTIGMA; ORYZIAS; POLLUTANT; SEA POLLUTION; TELEOST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EGG PROTEINS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZIAS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ORYZIAS MELASTIGMA; ORYZIINAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 48049116924     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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