Uptake, elimination and effects of nitrite and nitrate in freshwater crayfish (Astacus astacus)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-104

  Jensen, Frank B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Astacus astacus; Nitrate uptake; Nitrite detoxification; Nitrite intoxication, recovery from; Nitrite uptake and effects

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BROMIDE; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; DETOXIFICATION; HEMOLYMPH; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS ASTACUS;

CRAYFISH; ECOTOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0030027075     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-445X(95)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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