Effects of acute exposure to mercury chloride and methylmercury on plasma cortisol, T3, T4, glucose and liver glycogen in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-235

  Bleau, H ^a   Daniel, C ^a   Chevalier, G ^a   Van Tra, H ^a   Hontela, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Glucose; Glycogen; Mercury; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0029988658     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-445X(95)00040-B     Document Type: Article

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