The effects of an environmentally relevant 58-congener polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture on cardiac development in the chick embryo

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1317-1324

  Carro, Tiffany ^a   Taneyhill, Lisa A ^a   Ann Ottinger, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian toxicity; Ecotoxicology; Molecular biology; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; MECHANISTIC EFFECTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL MIXTURES; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DEATH; HEART; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PROTEINS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CONNECTIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ABNORMALITY; AVIFAUNA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POULTRY; PROTEIN; TOXICITY TEST; WADER; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEART; NEW YORK; OVUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; TERATOGENS;

HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACTITIS; ACTITIS MACULARIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MEGACERYLE ALCYON; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84876968440     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2179     Document Type: Article

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