Gene expression changes in female zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain in response to acute exposure to methylmercury

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-308

  Richter, Catherine A ^a   Garcia Reyero, Natàlia ^b   Martyniuk, Chris ^b   Knoebl, Iris ^b   Pope, Marie ^a   Wright Osment, Maureen K ^a   Denslow, Nancy D ^b   Tillitt, Donald E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; Molecular Biology; Neurotoxicity; Toxicity Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ADULT FEMALES; AQUATIC SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DANIO RERIO; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES; GENE ONTOLOGY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HORMONE LEVELS; LIPID METABOLISMS; MECHANISM OF ACTION; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; ZEBRAFISH;

FISH; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; TOXICITY;

GENE EXPRESSION;

METHYLMERCURY;

ADULT; BIOMARKER; BRAIN; CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; LIPID; METHYLMERCURY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEROIDOGENESIS; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 78651352521     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.409     Document Type: Article

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