Oral exposure of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) to 2,4,6-tribromophenol affects reproduction

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Norman Haldén, Anna ^a   Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt ^b   Andersson, Patrik L ^b   Holbech, Henrik ^c   Norrgren, Leif ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Tribromoanisole; 2,4,6 Tribromophenol; Fish; Histopathology; Reproduction; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOANISOLE; 2,4,6-TRIBROMOANISOLE; 2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; DIET; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATID; VITELLOGENESIS; WILD ANIMAL; YOLK SAC; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION; GONAD; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

DANIO RERIO;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANISOLES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONADS; MALE; OVUM; PHENOLS; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 78449310714     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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