Toxicity of the brominated flame retardant tris-(2,3-dibromopropyl) isocyanurate in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1548-1555

  Zhang, Xu ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Chen, Min Jie ^a   Wu, Le ^b   Zhang, Chi ^b   Zhang, Jie ^a   Zhou, Qun Fang ^c   Liang, Yong ^b,c  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

brominated flame retardants (BFRs); endocrine disrupting effect; tris (2,3 dibromopropyl) isocyanurate (TBC); vitellogenin; zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79955785443     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4471-6     Document Type: Article

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