Effect of mercury on general and reproductive health of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) from three lakes in New Jersey

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Friedmann, Andrew S ^a   Kimble Costain, E ^b   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^b   Stansley, William ^c   Washuta, Edmund J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; Reproduction; Steroids

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; MERCURY; TESTOSTERONE;

LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS; GONAD; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LAKE; LIVER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0036281381     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2002.2165     Document Type: Article

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