Protein Information

Name aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Synonyms AHR; Ah receptor; AhR; Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Aryl hydrocarbon receptor precursor; Dioxin receptor; Ah receptors; AhRs…

Compound Information

Name naphthalene
CAS naphthalene

Reference List

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16876762 Genter MB, Marlowe J, Kevin Kerzee J, Dragin N, Puga A, Dalton TP, Nebert DW: Naphthalene toxicity in mice and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated CYPs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Sep 15;348(1):120-3. Epub 2006 Jul 14.
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18688734 Pathiratne A, Chandrasekera LW, Pathiratne KA: Use of biomarkers in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to assess the impacts of pollution in Bolgoda Lake, an urban water body in Sri Lanka. Environ Monit Assess. 2009 Sep;156(1-4):361-75. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

Analysis of bile in the lake fish revealed recent uptake of naphthalene, pyrene and benzo (a) pyrene type polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
The induction of EROD activities in feral fish reflects the exposure of fish to aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists including PAHs present as pollutants in the Bolgoda Lake.
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