Acute and chronic effects of cadmium on blood homeostasis of an estuarine crab, Chasmagnathus granulata, and the modifying effect of salinity

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 509-518

  Rodriguez E M ^a   Bigi, R ^a   Medesani, D A ^a   Stella, V S ^a   Greco, L S L ^a   Moreno, P A R ^a   Monserrat, J M ^b   Pellerano, G N ^a   Ansaldo, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Blood homeostasis; Cadmium; Crabs; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LACTIC ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; GAS ANALYSIS; GILL; HEMOLYMPH; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOXIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; SALINITY; TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0342502232     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000400011     Document Type: Article

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