Effects of short-time exposure to atrazine on miRNA expression profiles in the gonad of common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrazine is widely used in agriculture and is a known endocrine disrupting chemical. Atrazine can seep into the water body through surface, posing a potential threat to the aquatic ecological environment and human drinking water source. In vertebrate, studies have shown that it can affect reproduction and development seriously, but its molecular mechanism for aquatic animals is unknown. Aquaculture is very common in China, especially common carp, whose females grow faster than males. However, the effects of atrazine on the reproduction of carp, especially miRNA, have not been investigated.

Results

In this study, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) at two key developmental stages were exposed to atrazine in vitro. Sex ratio was observed to analyze the effect of atrazine

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6636164 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature