Effects of nanotoxicity on female reproductivity and fetal development in animal models

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 9319-9337

  Sun, Jianling ^a   Zhang, Qiu ^a   Wang, Zhiping ^a   Yan, Bing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Development; Nanotoxicity; Reproductivity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOANALYSIS; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELS, ANIMAL; NANOPARTICLES; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84877336547     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14059319     Document Type: Review

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