Advanced morphological - behavioral test platform reveals neurodevelopmental defects in embryonic zebrafish exposed to comprehensive suite of halogenated and organophosphate flame retardants

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 177-195

  Noyes, Pamela D ^a   Haggard, Derik E ^a   Gonnerman, Greg D ^a   Tanguay, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firemaster 550; Neurotoxicity; PBDE; TBBPA; TCEP; TCPP; TDCPP; Teratogenicity; TPP

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; HALIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; HALOGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; TERATOGENICITY; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84929665664     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv044     Document Type: Article

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