Toxicology mechanism of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish through AhR pathway

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Zhou, Hailong ^a,b,c,d   Wu, Huifeng ^a   Liao, Chunyang ^a   Diao, Xiaoping ^b   Zhen, Jiping ^b   Chen, Linlin ^a   Xue, Qinzhao ^a  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

AhR pathway; Fish; Persistent organic pollutants; Toxicology mechanism

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450 1A; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CYTOSOL; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; TOXICOLOGY; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77953760564     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2010.485227     Document Type: Review

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