Zebrafish embryos as an alternative to animal experiments—A commentary on the definition of the onset of protected life stages in animal welfare regulations

U Strähle, S Scholz, R Geisler, P Greiner… - Reproductive …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Worldwide, the zebrafish has become a popular model for biomedical research and (eco)
toxicology. Particularly the use of embryos is receiving increasing attention, since they are …

Endocrine disrupters: a review of some sources, effects, and mechanisms of actions on behaviour and neuroendocrine systems

C Frye, E Bo, G Calamandrei, L Calza… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Some environmental contaminants interact with hormones and may exert adverse
consequences as a result of their actions as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Adult neurogenesis and brain regeneration in zebrafish

C Kizil, J Kaslin, V Kroehne… - Developmental …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adult neurogenesis is a widespread trait of vertebrates; however, the degree of this ability
and the underlying activity of the adult neural stem cells differ vastly among species. In …

Zebrafish as the toxicant screening model: Transgenic and omics approaches

KP Lai, Z Gong, WKF Tse - Aquatic Toxicology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The production of large amounts of synthetic industrial and biomedical compounds, together
with environmental pollutants, poses a risk to our ecosystem and induces negative effects on …

Steroid transport, local synthesis, and signaling within the brain: roles in neurogenesis, neuroprotection, and sexual behaviors

N Diotel, TD Charlier… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Sex steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol and exert pleiotropic effects notably
in the central nervous system. Pioneering studies from Baulieu and colleagues have …

Aromatase in the brain of teleost fish: expression, regulation and putative functions

N Diotel, Y Le Page, K Mouriec, SK Tong… - Frontiers in …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Unlike that of mammals, the brain of teleost fish exhibits an intense aromatase activity due to
the strong expression of one of two aromatase genes (aromatase A or cyp19a1a and …

Heterogeneity in progenitor cell subtypes in the ventricular zone of the zebrafish adult telencephalon

M März, P Chapouton, N Diotel, C Vaillant, B Hesl… - Glia, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
The zebrafish has become a new model for adult neurogenesis, owing to its abundant
neurogenic areas in most brain subdivisions. Radial glia‐like cells, actively proliferating …

Screening Estrogenic Activities of Chemicals or Mixtures In Vivo Using Transgenic (cyp19a1b-GFP) Zebrafish Embryos

F Brion, Y Le Page, B Piccini, O Cardoso, SK Tong… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
The tg (cyp19a1b-GFP) transgenic zebrafish expresses GFP (green fluorescent protein)
under the control of the cyp19a1b gene, encoding brain aromatase. This gene has two …

[HTML][HTML] Towards regulation of Endocrine Disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in water resources using bioassays–A guide to develo** a testing strategy

J Robitaille, ND Denslow, BI Escher… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are found in every environmental medium and are
chemically diverse. Their presence in water resources can negatively impact the health of …

Estrogenic effects of several BPA analogs in the develo** zebrafish brain

J Cano-Nicolau, C Vaillant, E Pellegrini… - Frontiers in …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
Important set of studies have demonstrated the endocrine disrupting activity of Bisphenol A
(BPA). The present work aimed at defining estrogenic-like activity of several BPA structural …