Biochemical and histological responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 915-921

  Brown, Scott B ^a,c   Delorme, Peter D ^b   Evans, Robert E ^a   Lyle Lockhart, W ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^c   Ward, Fred J ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monooxygenase activity; Polychlorinated dibenzofuran; Retinoids; Steroids; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031954262     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0915:BAHRIR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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