@article{ref1,
title="An Assessment of In Ovo Toxicity of the Flame Retardant 1,2-Dibromo-4-(1,2-Dibromoethyl) Cyclohexane (TBECH) in the Zebra Finch",
journal="Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology",
year="2013",
author="Currier, Heidi A. and Letcher, Robert J. and Williams, Tony D. and Elliott, John E.",
volume="91",
number="4",
pages="455-459",
abstract="Embryonic toxicity of a brominated flame retardant, TBECH (1,2-dibromo-4-(1, 2-dibromoethyl) cyclohexane) was investigated using the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) as our model. Using in ovo dosing procedures, we injected the technical TBECH compound, consisting of 50:50 α-/β-isomers, directly into the yolk of freshly laid eggs at concentrations of 2.3-94 ng/g egg. No significant effects were observed in terms of growth or survival for either pre-hatch embryos or post-hatch chicks. Analysis of tissue samples at various developmental stages suggests that α-/β-TBECH was metabolized rapidly, and thus is unlikely to cause any direct, long-term effects on the development of zebra finch embryos or offspring.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-4861",
doi="10.1007/s00128-013-1070-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-1070-z"
}