Thyroid endocrine system disruption by pentachlorophenol: An in vitro and in vivo assay

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-145

  Guo, Yongyong ^a   Zhou, Bingsheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary thyroid (HPT) axis; Pentachlorophenol; T Screen assay; Thyroid endocrine disruption; Zebrafish larvae

Indexed keywords

DEIODINASE 1; DEIODINASE 2; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIOTHYRONINE; MESSENGER RNA; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PREALBUMIN; SODIUM IODIDE SYMPORTER; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; PCP; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN GH3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYROID ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISRUPTION; THYROID GLAND; TOXICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-THYROID (HPT) AXIS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; T-SCREEN ASSAY; THYROID ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ZEBRAFISH LARVAE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LARVA; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; RATS; THYROID GLAND; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84883386865     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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