Interrenal dysfunction in fish from contaminated sites: In vivo and in vitro assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-48

  Hontela, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Corticosteroids; Fish; Interrenal; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCORTISONE; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; FISH; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERRENAL GLAND; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; TELEOST; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031974312     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0044:IDIFFC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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