Long-term ammonia exposure of turbot: Effects on plasma parameters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 879-894

  Person Le Ruyet, J ^a   Lamers, A ^b,c   Le Roux, A ^a   Severe A ^a   Boeuf, G ^a,d   Mayer Gostan, N ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; Cortisol; Ion regulation; Scophthalmus maximus; Total ammonia nitrogen; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

SCOPHTHALMUS; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 2642584988     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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