Browsing by Subject "medaka"
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Characterization of Fxr Alpha in Medaka and Its Involvement in Hepatobiliary Injury
(2009)The liver is a primary target for toxicants and/or their metabolites. Selected fish species now serve as model organisms for laboratory investigations of toxic responses in the liver. One such model is the Japanese medaka ... -
Embryotoxicty in medaka (Oryzias latipes) following exposure to select alkaline earth metals: a screening bioassay
(2008-04-25)Environmental exposure to radium, a radioactive alkaline earth metal, and barium, a chemically similar but non-radioactive earth metal, are of growing concern. Radium and barium levels in some groundwater aquifers exceed ... -
The Influence of Estrogen Signaling on Male Reproduction in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
(2011)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous and often act as xenoestrogens with the ability to disrupt estrogen signaling through differential binding to the various estrogen receptors. Exposure to these xenoestrogens ...