A whole life cycle assessment on effects of waterborne PBDEs on gene expression profile along the brain-pituitary-gonad axis and in the liver of zebrafish

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 160-165

  Han, X B ^a   Lei, Elva N Y ^a   Lam, Michael H W ^a   Wu, R S S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BPG axis; Endocrine disruption; PBDEs; Reproduction; Steroidogenic genes; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BPG AXIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; PBDES; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDOGENIC GENES; ZEBRAFISH;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; ETHERS; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TESTOSTERONE;

BRAIN; CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PBDE; SERUM; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

11 KETOTESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; 3BETA HSD GENE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AR GENE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP11A GENE; CYP19A GENE; DOWN REGULATION; ERALPHA GENE; ERBETA GENE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FSH RECEPTOR GENE; FSHBETA GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GNRH GENE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; LH RECEPTOR GENE; LHBETA GENE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; REGULATOR GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TH GENE; TPH GENE; UPREGULATION; VTG GENE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; LIVER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, FSH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79960374393     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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