Naphthalene-induced hematological disturbances and oxidative stress in an estuarine edible crab, Scylla serrata

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 464-466

  Vijayavel, K ^a   Anbuselvam, C ^a   Balasubramanian, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Gonads; Hemocyte necrosis; Hemolymph clotting time; Lipid peroxidation; Naphthalene; Scylla serrata; Total hemocyte count

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMARKERS; LIPIDS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; VITAMINS;

GONADS; HEMOCYTE NECROSIS; HEMOLYMPH CLOTTING TIME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; SCYLLA SERRATA; TOTAL HEMOCYTE COUNTS;

NAPHTHALENE;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID; NAPHTHALENE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CRAB; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEMATOLOGY; NAPHTHALENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTUARY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYMPH; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRACHYURA; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TESTIS;

CANCER PAGURUS; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 23844473583     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20133     Document Type: Article

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