An evaluation of the endocrine disruptive potential of crude oil water accommodated fractions and crude oil contaminated surface water to freshwater organisms using in vitro and in vivo approaches.

Truter, J Christoff; van Wyk, Johannes H; Oberholster, Paul J; Botha, Anna-Maria; Mokwena, Lucky M

Truter, J Christoff; van Wyk, Johannes H; Oberholster, Paul J; Botha, Anna-Maria; Mokwena, Lucky M.

Affiliation

Truter JC; Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
van Wyk JH; Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Oberholster PJ; Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Botha AM; CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Mokwena LM; Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Environ Toxicol Chem ; 36(5): 1330-1342, 2017 05.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27787904

Subject(s)

Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity; Petroleum/toxicity; Tilapia/metabolism; Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity; Xenopus laevis/metabolism; Animals; Down-Regulation/drug effects; Endocrine Disruptors/chemistry; Fish Proteins/metabolism; Fresh Water/chemistry; PPAR gamma/metabolism; Petroleum Pollution; Receptors, Androgen/metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/drug effects; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism; Up-Regulation/drug effects; Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry; Xenopus Proteins/metabolism

Key words

Amphibian; Endocrine disrupting chemical; Freshwater toxicology; Oil spill; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Water Pollutants, Chemical / Xenopus laevis / Petroleum / Tilapia / Endocrine Disruptors Language: En Journal: Environ Toxicol Chem Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa

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