Effects of estrogenic agents on chitobiase activity in the epidermis and hepatopancreas of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-190

  Zou, Enmin ^a   Fingerman, Milton ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 octylphenol; Aroclor 1242; Chitobiase; Diethylstilbestrol; Endosulfan; Environmental estrogens; Fiddler crab; Molting cycle; Uca pugilator

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; CHITOBIASE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOSULFAN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; HEPATOPANCREAS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CELUCA PUGILATOR; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LETHRINIDAE; OCYPODIDAE; UCA;

EID: 0033028913     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1998.1740     Document Type: Article

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