Thyroid disruption by technical decabromodiphenyl ether (DE-83R) at low concentrations in Xenopus laevis

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 744-751

  Qin, Xiaofei ^a   Xia, Xijuan ^a   Yang, Zhongzhi ^a   Yan, Shishuai ^a   Zhao, Yaxian ^a   Wei, Rongguo ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Tian, Mi ^a   Zhao, Xingru ^b   Qin, Zhanfen ^a   Xu, Xiaobai ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Decabromodiphenyl ether; Metamorphosis; Thyroid disruption; Thyroid hormone receptor; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; DOWN-REGULATION; FOLLICULAR EPITHELIAL CELLS; FREE SWIMMING; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MRNA EXPRESSION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; THYROID GLANDS; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROID SYSTEMS; WET WEIGHT; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS TADPOLES;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ETHERS; HORMONES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

DECABROMOBIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA; WATER;

ETHER; FROG; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE; METAMORPHOSIS; PBDE; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL; THYROID GLAND; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS BETA; WATER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77952698223     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60172-8     Document Type: Article

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