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Published on: February 5, 2020
[Neurobehavioral derangement in medaka fish receiving polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE-47) during the early-stage
Yuan Wu1, Tianli Zheng2, Jingya Wang2
1Department of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China. uyuan@mail.ustc.edu.cn
Objective:
To investigate the neurobehavioral toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDE-47) to larval medaka during the early-stage development.
Methods:
Early-life stage fish were treated with PBDE-47, control, and solvent control. Animals were randomly collected on 5, 10 and 60 days after exposure, and some toxicological endpoints such as startle response, optokinetic response (OKR), optomotor response (OMR) and dorsal light response (DLR) were measured.
Results:
There were no any significant difference in body weight gain or body length in the PBDE-47 treated medaka except for the highest concentration. Both startle response and escape response were inhibited in dose-related manners. Furthermore, delayed OMR and DLR were induced in the higher PBDE-47 groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). However, OKR was similar between the each group.
Conclusion:
Harmony of the sense-behavior in the medaka larvae could be impaired by PBDEs, and further study should focus on the relationship between the toxicity and hormone disruption caused by PBDE-47.
