Effects of low concentrations of the antiprogestin mifepristone (RU486) in adults and embryos of zebrafish (Danio rerio): 1. Reproductive and early developmental effects

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 144-145, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-95

  Blüthgen, Nancy ^a,b   Castiglioni, Sara ^c   Sumpter, John P ^d   Fent, Karl ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiprogestin; Mifepristone; Progesterone; Reproductive effects; RU486

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; DRUG; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HATCHING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANTIPROGESTIN; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; RU486;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADS; MALE; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARY; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84886263441     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.033     Document Type: Article

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