Disruption of the hypothalamo-pituitary-interrenal axis in 1+ yellow perch (Perca flavescens) chronically exposed to metals in the environment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 982-990

  Gravel, A ^a   Campbell, P G C ^b   Hontela, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 24644487008     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-011     Document Type: Article

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