Effects of 17α-ethynylestradiol and nonylphenol on liver and gonadal apoptosis and histopathology in Chalcalburnus tarichi

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 610-622

  Kaptaner, Burak ^a   Ünal, Güler ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

17 ethynylestradiol; Apoptosis; Chalcalburnus tarichi; Gonad histopathology; Nonylphenol

Indexed keywords

CHALCALBURNUS TARICHI; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EASTERN TURKEY; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; EXPOSURE PERIOD; FIBROTIC AREA; GERM CELLS; GONAD HISTOPATHOLOGY; HEPATOCYTES; HEPATOTOXICITY; NONYLPHENOLS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COLLAGEN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHENOLS; TISSUE;

CELL DEATH;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL;

APOPTOSIS; BIOACCUMULATION; CYPRINID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PHENOL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBROSIS; GERM CELL; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CYPRINIDAE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADS; HEPATOCYTES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIVER; MALE; PHENOLS; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LAKE VAN; TURKEY;

CHALCALBURNUS TARICHI; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 80051924130     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20585     Document Type: Article

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