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1639196 

Journal Article 

Di-n-butyl phthalate causes antiestrogenic effects in female murray rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) 

Bhatia, H; Kumar, A; Du, J; Chapman, J; Mclaughlin, MJ 

2013 

Yes 

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
ISSN: 0730-7268
EISSN: 1552-8618 

32 

10 

2335-2344 

English 

23761113 

10.1002/etc.2304 

WOS:000323887300020 

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1762139320?accountid=171501
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Di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) is an industrial pollutant with antiandrogenic effects reported in male mammals and fish. Little research has been done on the endocrine effects of DnBP in female fish. The present study investigated the changes in ovarian histology and serum vitellogenin concentrations in adult Murray rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) after exposure to 125, 250, 500 and 1000 µg/L DnBP for 7 d. Treatment to 125 to 1000 µg/L DnBP for 7 d did not have any significant effect on the survival, condition factor, gonadosomatic index, hepatosomatic index and the developmental stage of the fish. Based on the histological investigation, the sizes of the previtellogenic oocytes in the 250 to 1000 µg/L treated fish were found to be significantly higher than in the corresponding control fish (p ≤ 0.05). The early vitellogenic oocytes in the 1000 µg/L treated fish were significantly smaller relative to those in the unexposed fish (p ≤ 0.05). Histological changes like chorion folding, shrunken ooplasm, impaired yolk production, granulomatous inflammation and interstitial fibrosis were observed in the ovaries of the fish treated with DnBP. The circulating levels of plasma vitellogenin were significantly lower in the fish exposed to 500 and 1000 µg/L DnBP (p ≤ 0.05). These data show that a continuous exposure to sub-acute concentrations of DnBP for 7 d can cause antiestrogenicity in female adult Murray rainbowfish. Environ Toxicol Chem © 2013 SETAC. 

Antiestrogenicity; Oocyte development; Phthalate; Vitellogenin; Histology