17α-Ethinylestradiol and nonylphenol affect the development of forebrain GnRH neurons through an estrogen receptors-dependent pathway

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-204

  Vosges, Mélanie ^a   Kah, Olivier ^b   Hinfray, Nathalie ^a   Chadili, Edith ^a   Le Page, Yann ^b   Combarnous, Yves ^c   Porcher, Jean Marc ^a   Brion, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; Aromatase B (cyp19a1b); Endocrine disruption; Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH); Nonylphenol; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE B; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; NONYLPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GLIA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RADIAL GLIAL CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; NEURONS; PHENOLS; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84858450234     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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