Reproductive dysfunction induced by naphthalene in an estuarine crab Scylla serrata with reference to vitellogenesis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Vijayavel, K ^b   Balasubramanian, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Gonodsomatic index; Naphthalene; Scylla serrata; Vitellin; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE B; MYOSIN; NAPHTHALENE; OVALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMARKER; CRAB; DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NAPHTHALENE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POLLUTANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; NAPHTHALENES; OVARY; VITELLINS; VITELLOGENESIS; VITELLOGENINS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 36349010755     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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