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Hepatic transcriptomic alterations for 1,2-bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) (Firemaster 680) after 5-day exposure in rats

ABSTRACT: To identify liver transcripts differentially expressed due to treatment with 1,2-bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) (Firemaster 680), we collected RNA from male Harlan Sprague Dawley rats exposed to 0, 0.07, 0.69, 6.88, 68 or 680 mg/kg BTBPE, 5 days after exposure for animals 7 weeks of age. These samples were interrogated with the Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 GeneChip array. A total of 0,0,0,0, and 0 gene transcripts were differentially expressed due to BTBPE treatment after exposure to 0.07, 0.69, 6.88, 68 or 680 mg/kg BTBPE (false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05).

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE153351 | GEO | 2020/07/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Hepatic transcriptomic alterations for 1,2-bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) (Firemaster 680) after 5-day exposure in rats

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