P19 neuronal differentiation and retinoic acid metabolism as criteria to investigate atrazine, nitrite, and nitrate developmental toxicity

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-126

  Solari, Mathieu ^a   Paquin, Joanne ^a   Ducharme, Philippe ^a   Boily, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrochemical contaminants; Bioassay; Flow cytometry; HPLC; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CATABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHESIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOXICITY; UPREGULATION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD15; ATRAZINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICE; NEURONS; NITRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM NITRITE; TERATOGENS; TIME FACTORS; TRETINOIN; TUBULIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 75249107457     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp243     Document Type: Article

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