Endocrine Abstracts

Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane(D5) is one of the most common chemical ingredient for cosmetic products, cleansing agents, hairdye, dry cleaning solvent and personal hygiene supplies. D5 is also known as estrogenic chemical. It can be absorbed through skin, airosol, and even oraly. People are exposed to D5 in daily environment. However, the risk of prenatal exposure to D5 has not yet been fully understood. Recent research shows that imbalance of dam’s estrogen induces brain ...

Ki-67 can be solely detected within the cell nucleus, whereas in mitosis, most of the Ki-67 proteins are located on the chromosome surface. Ki-67 is present during all phases of the cell cycle (G1, S, G2, and M), but BrdU is only present in the S phase. This study examined whether it is possible to establish a developmental neurotoxicity test in human neural progenitor cells using Ki-67 instead of BrdU (5-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine). In the present study, Ki-67-expressed ReNce...