Serotonergic effects of municipal effluents: Induced spawning activity in freshwater mussels

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 11 A, 2004, Pages 1099-1103

  Gagné, Francois ^a   Fournier, Michel ^b   Blaise, Christian ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase; Dopamine; Monoamine oxidase; Municipal effluent; Serotonin; Spawning

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPAWNING; WASTEWATER;

ELLIPTIO; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; GYMNOMYZA SAMOENSIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144241086     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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