Triclosan and anuran metamorphosis: No effect on thyroid-mediated metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 392-400

  Fort, Douglas J ^a   Rogers, Robert L ^a   Gorsuch, Joseph W ^b   Navarro, Lisa T ^c   Peter, Robert ^d   Plautz, James R ^d  

^a FORT ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Gorsuch Environmental Management Services Inc   (United States)

^c Ciba Inc High Point   (United States)

^d CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anuran; Metamorphosis; Thyroid axis; Triclosan; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANURAN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA; THYROXINE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPOSURE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEG LENGTH; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE LEVEL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS BETA; TRICLOSAN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 75249089676     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp280     Document Type: Article

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