Effects of perchlorate exposure on resting metabolism, peak metabolism, and thyroid function in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 678-684

  Isanhart, John P ^a,b   McNabb, F M Anne ^b   Smith, Philip N ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic rate; Perchlorate; Thyroid; Vole

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; HORMONES; IODINE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION;

PEAK METABOLISM; PRAIRIE VOLE; RESTING METABOLISM; THYROID FUNCTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

GROUND WATER; IODIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PERCHLORATE; SURFACE WATER; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COLD STRESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LIOTHYRONINE SYNTHESIS; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROXINE SYNTHESIS; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASAL METABOLISM; COLD; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCHLORIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4; HESPERIS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; OCHROGASTER;

EID: 13944251667     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-306R.1     Document Type: Article

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