Low levels of dietary methylmercury inhibit growth and gonadal development in juvenile walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 265-278

  Friedmann, Andrew S ^a,c   Watzin, Mary C ^b   Brinck Johnsen, Truls ^a   Leiter, James C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fish; Growth; Mercury; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ANIMALIA; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; TELEOSTEI;

FISH JUVENILE; GONADAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; METHYLMERCURY; REPRODUCTION; WALLEYE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030441824     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-445X(96)00796-5     Document Type: Article

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