Endocrine disruption and oxidative stress in larvae of Chironomus dilutus following short-term exposure to fresh or aged oil sands process-affected water

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2013, Pages 414-421

  Wiseman, S B ^a   Anderson, J C ^a   Liber, K ^a,b   Giesy, J P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Development; Endocrine; Gene expression; Lipid peroxidation; Naphthenic acid

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RELATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; OIL; OIL SANDS PROCESS AFFECTED WATER; STEROID RECEPTOR; ULTRASPIRICLE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIPID; OIL SAND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY;

AGING; AIF GENE; ARTICLE; BETA ACTIN GENE; CANADA; CAT GENE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ERR GENE; ESR GENE; EXPOSURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GPX GENE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; GST GENE; LARVA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MASS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OIL FIELD; OIL INDUSTRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TAR SAND; USP GENE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; FORT MCMURRAY;

DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NAPHTHENIC ACID;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LARVA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PETROLEUM; TIME; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84884926021     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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