Development of the Larval Amphibian Growth and Development Assay: effects of chronic 4-tert-octylphenol or 17β-trenbolone exposure in Xenopus laevis from embryo to juvenile

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1639-1650

  Haselman, Jonathan T ^a   Kosian, Patricia A ^a   Korte, Joseph J ^a   Olmstead, Allen W ^a   Iguchi, Taisen ^b   Johnson, Rodney D ^a   Degitz, Sigmund J ^a  

^a US EPA Mid Continent Ecology Division   (United States)

^b OKAZAKI INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 trenbolone; 4 tert octylphenol; endocrine disrupting chemicals; OCSPP 890.2300; OECD Test 241; reproductive development; thyroid; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; THYROXINE; TRENBOLONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTROPHY; LARVAL AMPHIBIAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSAY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICULAR CELL; TOXICITY TESTING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84991254117     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3330     Document Type: Article

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