Assessment of environmental exposure to betamethasone on the reproductive function of female Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 281; p. 116651
• Main Authors: Su, Maoliang, Zhong, Youling, Chen, Yuru, Xiang, Jiazhi, Ye, Zhiyin, Liao, Shujia, Ye, Shiyang, Zhang, Junbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.08.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abnormal oogenesis; Animals; Betamethasone; Betamethasone - toxicity; Environmental Exposure; Female; Fertility - drug effects; Gonadal Steroid Hormones; Oogenesis - drug effects; Oryzias - physiology; Oryzias latipes; Ovary; Ovary - drug effects; Pituitary Gland - drug effects; Reproduction - drug effects; Reproductive function; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Abnormal oogenesis; Ovary; Reproductive function; Oryzias latipes; Betamethasone

Betamethasone has been extensively used in medicine in recent years and poses potential hazards to aquatic organisms. This study investigated the reproductive toxic effects of betamethasone exposure in fish, employing female Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) as a model. Betamethasone exposure at env...