Björn Brunström
Professor at Department of Organismal Biology; Physiology and Environmental Toxicology
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 26 26
- E-mail:
- Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum EBC
Norbyvägen 18 A - Postal address:
- Norbyvägen 18 A
752 36 Uppsala
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Publications
Recent publications
- Increased apoptosis, reduced Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and altered tail development in zebrafish embryos exposed to a human-relevant chemical mixture (2021)
- Developmental exposure to a human relevant mixture of endocrine disruptors alters metabolism and adipogenesis in zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2020)
- Bisphenol AF and Bisphenol F Induce Similar Feminizing Effects in Chicken Embryo Testis as Bisphenol A (2020)
- Developmental exposure to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) affects the thyroid hormone system and the bursa of Fabricius in the chicken (2019)
- Azoles additively inhibit cytochrome P450 1 (EROD) and 19 (aromatase) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (2018)
All publications
Articles
- Increased apoptosis, reduced Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and altered tail development in zebrafish embryos exposed to a human-relevant chemical mixture (2021)
- Developmental exposure to a human relevant mixture of endocrine disruptors alters metabolism and adipogenesis in zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2020)
- Bisphenol AF and Bisphenol F Induce Similar Feminizing Effects in Chicken Embryo Testis as Bisphenol A (2020)
- Developmental exposure to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) affects the thyroid hormone system and the bursa of Fabricius in the chicken (2019)
- Azoles additively inhibit cytochrome P450 1 (EROD) and 19 (aromatase) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (2018)
- Removal of pharmaceuticals and unspecified contaminants in sewage treatment effluents by activated carbon filtration and ozonation (2017)
- Effects of selective and combined activation of estrogen receptor α and β on reproductive organ development and sexual behaviour in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) (2017)
- Toxicity and cytochrome P450 1A mRNA induction by 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) in chicken and Japanese quail embryos (2016)
- Developmental exposure to progestins causes male bias and precocious puberty in zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2016)
- Improving Environmental Risk Assessment of Human Pharmaceuticals (2015)
- Metabolic Profiling of Chicken Embryos Exposed to Perfluorooctanoic Acid ( PFOA) and Agonists to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (2015)
- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Reveals Partial Translational Regulation for Dosage Compensation in Chicken (2015)
- Environmental concentrations of an androgenic progestin disrupts the seasonal breeding cycle in male three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2014)
- Effluent from drug manufacturing affects cytochrome P450 1 regulation and function in fish (2013)
- Influence of age, season, body condition and geographical area on concentrations of chlorinated and brominated contaminants in wild mink (Neovison vison) in Sweden (2013)
- The Synthetic Progestin Levonorgestrel Is a Potent Androgen in the Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2013)
- Müllerian Duct Dysgenesis (2012)
- Wild mink (Neovison vison) as sentinels in environmental monitoring (2012)
- Transcription of genes involved in fat metabolism in chicken embryos exposed to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR alpha) agonist GW7647 or to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (2012)
- Role of PPARα in developmental toxicity of perfluorinated compounds in birds (2012)
- Cytochrome P450 1 Genes in Birds (2011)
- Activation of estrogen receptor alpha disrupts differentiation of the reproductive organs in chicken embryos (2011)
- Influence of age, nutritional status and season on the reproductive system in wild male mink (Neovison vison) (2011)
- Impact of humic substances on EROD activity in gill and liver of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2010)
- CYP1A inhibition in fish gill filaments (2010)
- Ontogenetic Complexity of Sexual Dimorphism and Sex-Specific Selection (2010)
- Effects on differentiation of reproductive organs and sexual behaviour in Japanese quail by excessive embryonic ERα activation (2010)
- Neuropeptidomic analysis of the embryonic Japanese quail diencephalon (2010)
- DNA methylation levels in the 5′ flanking region of the vitellogenin I gene in liver and brain of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2010)
- Effects of estrogens on sex differentiation in Japanese quail and chicken (2009)
- The zebrafish gill model (2009)
- Monitoring contaminants from oil production at sea by measuring gill EROD activity in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) (2008)
- Selective activation of estrogen receptor alpha in Japanese quail embryos affects reproductive organ differentiation but not the male sexual behavior or the parvocellular vasotocin system (2008)
- Selective estrogen receptor alpha activation disrupts sex organ differentiation and induces expression of vitellogenin II and very low-density apolipoprotein II in Japanese quail embryos (2008)
- A bioassay approach to determine the dioxin-like activity in sediment extracts from the Danube River: Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase induction in gill filaments and liver of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) (2008)
- Gill EROD in monitoring of CYP1A inducers in fish (2007)
- Expression of estrogen receptor-alpha and -beta mRNA in the brain of Japanese quail embryos (2007)
- Windows of vulnerability (2007)
- Faced with inequality (2007)
- Defective reproductive organ morphology and function in domestic rooster embryonically exposed to o,p'-DDT or ethynylestradiol. (2006)
- Localization of estrogen receptor-alpha and -betamRNA in brain areas controlling sexual behavior in Japanese quail. (2006)
- Embryonic exposure to o,p'-DDT causes eggshell thinning and altered shell gland carbonic anhydrase expression in the domestic hen (2006)
- Cytochrome P4501A induction in rainbow trout gills and liver following exposure to waterborne indigo, benzo(a)pyrene and 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (2006)
- Sex-dependent gene expression in early brain development of chicken embryos (2006)
- Developmental toxicity in Japanese quail exposed to hydroxylated metabolites pf PCBs in ovo. (2005)
- Embryonic co-exposure to methoxychlor and Clophen A50 alters sexual behavior in adult male quail. (2005)
- Effects of endocrine modulators on sexual differentiation and reproductive function in male Japanese quail. (2005)
- Embryonic exposure to oestrogen causes eggshell thinning and altered shell gland carbonic anhydrase expression in the domestic hen. (2004)
- Effects of endocrine modulators on sex differentiation in birds. (2003)
- ReproSafe; ett svenskt forskningsprogram (2003)
- Formation of benzo[a]pyrene and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene adducts in vascular endothelia of cytochrome P4501A-induced chicken embryos. (2003)
- Reproductive impairment in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) after in ovo exposure to o,p'-DDT. (2003)
- EROD activity in gill filaments of anadromous and marine fish as a biomarker of dioxin-like pollutants. (2003)
- A gill filament-based EROD assay for monitoring waterborne dioxin-like pollutants in fish. (2002)
- Effects of bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A on sex organ development in quail and chicken embryos (2001)
- Anatomical and histological changes in the oviducts of Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica, after embryonic exposure to ethynyloestradiol (2001)
- Reproductive toxicity in mink (Mustela vison) chronically exposed to environmentally relevant PCB concentrations. (2001)
- Distribution of bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A in quail eggs, embryos and laying birds and studies on reproduction variables in adults following in ovo exposure (2001)
- Disrupted carbonic anhydrase distribution in the avian shell gland following in ovo exposure to estrogen (2001)
- Basal and induced EROD activity in the chorioallantoic membrane during chicken embryo development (1999)
- Sexual behavior in Japanese quail as a test end point for endocrine disruption: Effects of in Ovo exposure to ethinylestradiol and diethylstilbestrol (1999)
- Induction of ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and endothelial activation of the heterocyclic amine Trp-P-1 in bird embryo hearts (1998)
- Metabolic disruption by a human-relevant chemical mixture, triclosan, and tributyltin in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Books
- Reproductive Toxicology in Environmental Research (2007)
- Reproductive behaviour and environmental pollutants (2006)
- Hormones in the Environment and Animal Production - A Public Health Concern? (2001)
Chapters
Conferences
- Developmental effects of 6-formyl-indolo[3,2-b]carbazole in birds (2013)
- The progestin levonorgestrel is a potent androgen in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2013)
- The progestin levonorgestrel is a potent androgen in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2013)
- Cytochrome P450 1 genes in birds (2012)
- Androgenic activity of levonorgestrel in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2012)
- Effects of ethinylestradiol on DNA methylation in a 5-prime flanking region of the vitellogenin I gene in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2010)
- Gill filament EROD activity in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) as a biomarker for exposure to Ah receptor agonists in the water (2006)
- Embryonic exposure to an ERalpha-agonist affects reproductive organ development but not copulatory behaviour in Japanese quail (2006)
- Co-administration of PCB and methoxychlor to male quail embryos alters their adult sexual behavior (2004)
- Progesterone receptor in the reproductive organs of domestic rooster (2004)
- Transplacental transport and fetal localization of Bisphenol A, Tetrabromobisphenol A and 2,4,6-Tribromophenol in mice (2004)
- Expression of Estrogen Receptor -alpha and -beta mRNA in Embryonic Quail Brain (2003)
- Localization of Estrogen Receptor -alpha and -beta mRNA in the Brain of Embryonic and Adult Japanese Quail (2003)
- Altered localization of carbonic anhydrase in the quail shell gland following in ovo exposure to ethynylestradiol (2001)
- Exposure to sewage water alters goldfish reproductive behaviour (2001)