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Developmental toxicity and estrogenic potency of zearalenone in zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 15 Jul 2013
Bakos Katalin, Kovács Róbert, Staszny Ádám, Sipos Dóra Kánainé, Urbányi Béla, Müller Ferenc, Csenki Zsolt, Kovács Balázs
Abstract excerpt
Zearalenone (ZEA, F2) is one of the most common mycotoxins and the only known mycoestrogen. It enters the food and feed chain from contaminated cereals and infiltrates into sewage or natural waters posing potential threat to exposed livestock, wildlife and humans. Therefore evaluation of its biological effects is of international importance. We performed toxicological tests on zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae and...
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