Transcriptome alterations following developmental atrazine exposure in zebrafish are associated with disruption of neuroendocrine and reproductive system function, cell cycle, and carcinogenesis

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 458-466

  Weber, Gregory J ^a   Sepúlveda, Maria S ^a,b   Peterson, Samuel M ^a   Lewis, Solange S ^b   Freeman, Jennifer L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Development; Endocrine disruption; Gene expression; Transcriptomics; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CELL CYCLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HERBICIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTION; TRANSCRIPTOME; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84875236584     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft017     Document Type: Article

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