Alterations of reproductive parameters in the crab Carcinus maenas after exposure to metals

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 160, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 245-258

  Elumalai, M ^a   Antunes, C ^a   Guilhermino, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid and alkaline phosphatases; Carcinus maenas; Chromium; Copper; Crab; Esterases; GSI; HSI; Metals; Ovarian protein content; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENZYME KINETICS; ESTUARIES;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY; CARCINUS MAENAS; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX (GSI); OVARIAN CYCLE;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ESTERASE; METAL; PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; METAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINUS MAENAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONAD; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PROTEIN CONTENT; REPRODUCTION;

CARCINUS MAENAS;

EID: 21244468978     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-2992-9     Document Type: Article

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