Biosensors and their applications in detection of organophosphorus pesticides in the environment

S Hassani, S Momtaz, F Vakhshiteh, AS Maghsoudi… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
This review discusses the past and recent advancements of biosensors focusing on
detection of organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) due to their exceptional use during the last …

[HTML][HTML] Atrazine exposure and reproductive dysfunction through the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis

SE Wirbisky, JL Freeman - Toxics, 2015 - mdpi.com
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) are exogenous agents that alter endogenous
hormone signaling pathways. These chemicals target the neuroendocrine system which is …

Trace analysis of selected hormones and sterols in river sediments by liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization–tandem mass spectrometry

I Matić, S Grujić, Z Jauković, M Laušević - Journal of Chromatography A, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, development and optimization of new LC–MS method for determination of
twenty selected hormones, human/animal and plant sterols in river sediments were …

Advances in biosensor-based instruments for pesticide residues rapid detection

G Zhao, H Wang, G Liu - International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The food safety issues associated with the presence of pesticide residues in agriculture
products have raised the need of pesticide residues detection instrument to detect pesticide …

Atrazine triggers developmental abnormality of ovary and oviduct in quails (Coturnix Coturnix coturnix) via disruption of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis

L Qin, ZH Du, SY Zhu, XN Li, N Li, JA Guo, JL Li… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
There has been a gradual increase in production and consumption of atrazine (ATR) in
agriculture to meet the population rising demands. Female reproduction is necessary for …

Atrazine enhances progesterone production through activation of multiple signaling pathways in FSH-stimulated rat granulosa cells: evidence for premature …

K Pogrmic-Majkic, D Samardzija, S Fa… - Biology of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Premature luteinization is a possible cause of infertility in women. It is currently unknown
whether environmental chemicals can induce changes associated with premature …

Atrazine blocks ovulation via suppression of Lhr and Cyp19a1 mRNA and estradiol secretion in immature gonadotropin-treated rats

D Samardzija, K Pogrmic-Majkic, S Fa, B Glisic… - Reproductive …, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigated whether in vivo exposure to herbicide atrazine (ATR) exerts anovulatory
effect by direct action in the ovary. Female rats were given ATR (50 mg/kg body weight) …

A micro-QuEChERS method coupled to GC–MS for the quantification of pesticides in specific maternal and fetal tissues

N Brandhonneur, MDS Mendes, E Lepvrier… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to establish a new QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective,
rugged and safe) method coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) …

[HTML][HTML] A Computational Model to Predict Rat Ovarian Steroid Secretion from In Vitro Experiments with Endocrine Disruptors

N Quignot, FY Bois - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A finely tuned balance between estrogens and androgens controls reproductive functions,
and the last step of steroidogenesis plays a key role in maintaining that balance …

Involvement of ERK1/2 signaling pathway in atrazine action on FSH-stimulated LHR and CYP19A1 expression in rat granulosa cells

S Fa, K Pogrmic-Majkic, D Samardzija, B Glisic… - Toxicology and applied …, 2013 - Elsevier
Worldwide used herbicide atrazine is linked to reproductive dysfunction in females. In this
study, we investigated the effects and the mechanism of atrazine action in the ovary using a …