Genetic architecture of susceptibility to PCB126-induced developmental cardiotoxicity in zebrafish

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 466-475

  Waits, Eric R ^a,b   Nebert, Daniel W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Development; Dioxin; Genetic susceptibility; Heart; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TERATOGENICITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80051675340     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr136     Document Type: Article

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