Disruption of endocrine regulation of glycemia levels by cadmium and copper in the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulata

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 942-946

  Medesani, D A ^a   Lopez Greco L S ^a   Rodriguez E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRACHYURA; CADMIUM; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; MALE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 11144301187     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0517-7     Document Type: Article

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