Effects of un-ionized ammonia on histological, endocrine, and whole organism endpoints in slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-309

  Spencer, P ^a   Pollock, R ^a   Dube M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Gill histopathology; Liver; Slimy sculpin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

AMMONIA; BIOMONITORING; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT; HISTOLOGY; MINE WASTE; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; GILL; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CANADA; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; GONADS; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MALE; MINING; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COTTUS COGNATUS;

EID: 56349100150     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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