MicroRNA expression changes during zebrafish development induced by perfluorooctane sulfonate

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-222

  Zhang, Ling ^a   Li, Yuan yuan ^a   Zeng, Huai cai ^a   Wei, Jie ^a   Wan, Yan jian ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Xu, Shun qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Microarray; MicroRNA; PFOS; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MICRORNA; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RNA ISOLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LONGEVITY; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79955018849     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1583     Document Type: Article

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