Atrazine increases the sodium absorption in frog (Rana esculenta) skin

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 509-513

  Cassano, Giuseppe ^a   Bellantuono, Vito ^a   Ardizzone, Concetta ^a   Lippe, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Anuran; Aquatic toxicity; Atrazine

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DERMATOLOGY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SKIN; SODIUM; TOXICITY;

AMPHIBIAN DECLINE; ANURAN; AQUATIC TOXICITY; ATRAZINE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 2 AMINOETHOXYDIPHENYLBORANE; 9 (TETRAHYDRO 2 FURYL)ADENINE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; AMETRYN; ATRAZINE; CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; CALPHOSTIN C; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; HERBICIDE; INDOMETACIN; MANNITOL; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C INHIBITOR; PROMETRYN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; SIMAZINE; SODIUM; TERBUTRYN; TERBUTYLAZINE; UREA;

ABSORPTION; ATRAZINE; FROG; POPULATION DECLINE; SODIUM;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPITHELIUM; FROG; ION TRANSPORT; LUNG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SODIUM ABSORPTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; ION TRANSPORT; RANA ESCULENTA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; SODIUM;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 31144452767     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-141R.1     Document Type: Article

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