Teratogenic effects of tetrabromobisphenol A on Xenopus tropicalis embryos

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-68

  Shi, Huahong ^a   Qian, Lijuan ^a   Guo, Suzhen ^a   Zhang, Xiaoli ^a   Liu, Junqi ^a   Cao, Qinzhen ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Brominated flame retardants; Teratogenicity; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEART EDEMA; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOGENICITY; XENOPUS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 77953287531     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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