Disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in zebrafish embryo-larvae following waterborne exposure to BDE-47, TBBPA and BPA

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-111

  Chan, Winson K ^a   Chan, King Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Gene induction; Hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYLETHER; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FLAME RETARDANT; MESSENGER RNA; PREALBUMIN; SODIUM IODIDE SYMPORTER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ALPHA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYPRINID; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; LARVA; PHENOL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; UPREGULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84856002949     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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