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Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), the most widely used compound among brominated flame retardants, as the active endocrine disruptor that has a negative impact on the placenta functions.

2011/01/N/NZ4/01151

Keywords:

placenta hCG progesterone estradiol P450 aromatase PPAR gamma receptors RXR receptors

Descriptors:

  • NZ4_6: Endocrinology
  • NZ3_7: Signal transduction
  • NZ4_2: Physiology

Panel:

NZ4 - Biology of tissues, organs and organisms: morphology and functions of animal's and human's systems, organs and organisms, experimental medicine, basics of neurology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie, Wydział Hodowli i Biologii Zwierząt

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

Ewelina Honkisz 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call: PRELUDIUM 1 - announced on 2011-03-15

Amount awarded: 75 600 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2011-12-19

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2013-06-18

Project duration:: 18 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (1)
  1. Modulation of estradiol synthesis and aromatase activity in human choriocarcinoma JEG-3 cells exposed to tetrabromobisphenol A
    Authors:
    Ewelina Honkisz and Anna K. Wojtowicz
    Academic press:
    Reproductive Toxicology (rok: 2013, tom: bd, strony: bd), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Submitted