Bisphenol A modulates expression of gonadotropin subunit genes in the hermaphroditic fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-466

  Rhee, Jae Sung ^a   Kim, Ryeo Ok ^a   Seo, Jung Soo ^b   Kang, Han Seung ^a   Park, Chang Beom ^c   Soyano, Kiyoshi ^c   Lee, Jehee ^d   Lee, Young Mi ^e   Lee, Jae Seong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^e Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; FSH ; Gonadotropin ; Kryptolebias marmoratus; LH ; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HERMAPHRODITISM; HYPOPHYSIS; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS;

EID: 77956342459     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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