Induction of estrogen-responsive gene transcription in the embryo, larval, juvenile and adult life stages of zebrafish as biomarkers of short-term exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 414-420

  Jin, Yuanxiang ^a   Chen, Rujia ^a   Sun, Liwei ^a   Qian, Haifeng ^a   Liu, Weiping ^a   Fu, Zhengwei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Developmental stages; Endocrine disruption; Gene expression; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL; VITELLOGENIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 67650719827     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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