Cadmium affects retinogenesis during zebrafish embryonic development

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-76

  Hen Chow, Elly Suk ^a   Yu Hui, Michelle Nga ^a   Cheng, Chi Wa ^a   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Embryos; Neurogenesis; Retina; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TECTUM; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; RETINA; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 59149083063     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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