Embryonic exposure to carbendazim induces the transcription of genes related to apoptosis, immunotoxicity and endocrine disruption in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 493-500

  Jiang, Jinhua ^a   Wu, Shenggan ^a   Wu, Changxing ^a   An, Xuehua ^a   Cai, Leiming ^a   Zhao, Xueping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Carbendazim; Endocrine disruption; Immunotoxicity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBENDAZIM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; IMMUNOTOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; SEX HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOTOXINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THYROID HORMONES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84908350876     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.09.037     Document Type: Article

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