Essays about: "Propylparaben"

Found 1 essay containing the word Propylparaben.

  1. 1. Thyroid Endocrine Disruption of Propylparaben Assessed Using an Optimized Individual Xenopus tropicalis Metamorphosing Tadpole Exposure System

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Johannes Pohl; [2015]
    Keywords : Xenopus; Thyroid hormones; Endocrine disruption; Amphibian metamorphosis assay; Propylparaben; Hormonstörande ämnen; Propylparaben; Xenopus; Sköldkörtelhormoner;

    Abstract : The anuran Xenopus tropicalis tadpole is an attractive model animal in toxicological evaluation of suspected thyroid disrupting xenobiotics. Due to its reliance of a functioning hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis for normal metamorphosis, effects on the HPT axis produces apical endpoints, which are easy to measure. READ MORE