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A zinc-induced perivitelline fluid phenotype as a complementary early-life endpoint in rare minnow embryos.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 15 Sept 2026
Zou Xinhua, Hou Miaomiao, Wu MengHan, Wang Qin, Zeng Xumao, Wang Shuo, Xu Chunsen, He Yongfeng, Wang Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
Early-life metal toxicity assessments typically rely on apical endpoints such as mortality, hatching, and malformation, potentially overlooking early localized responses at the embryo-environment interface. Here, we characterized a zinc (Zn)-induced perivitelline fluid (PVF) membrane-like sloughing phenotype in rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) embryos. The phenotype was operationally defined as a distinguishable...
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- Animals
- Zinc
- Phenotype
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
- Cyprinidae
- Embryo, Nonmammalian