Acute and developmental behavioral effects of flame retardants and related chemicals in zebrafish

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 194-209

  Jarema, Kimberly A ^a   Hunter, Deborah L ^a   Shaffer, Rachel M ^a,b,d   Behl, Mamta ^c   Padilla, Stephanie ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Developmental; Flame retardants; Neurotoxicity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; 2,2,4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; BUTYLPHENYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLORPYRIFOS; FLAME RETARDANT; HEPTACHLOR; ISODECYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; ISOPROPYLATED PHENYL PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRI ORTHO CRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1,3 DICHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY; ACUTE EXPOSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EXPOSURE; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84945366691     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.08.010     Document Type: Article

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