Endocrine-disrupting effects and reproductive toxicity of low dose MCLR on male frogs (Rana nigromaculata) in vivo

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-31

  Jia, Xiuying ^a   Cai, Chenchen ^a   Wang, Jia ^a   Gao, Nana ^a   Zhang, Hangjun ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting effects; Frog; Microcystin LR; Reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; MICROCYSTIN LR; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TESTOSTERONE;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FROG; MOTILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPERM; TESTOSTERONE; TOXICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANA; RANA NIGROMACULATA; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING EFFECTS; FROG; MICROCYSTIN-LR; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROCYSTINS; RANIDAE; SPERMATOZOA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902996437     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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