Effects of atrazine and endosulfan sulphate on the ecdysteroid system of Daphnia magna

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 676-681

  Palma, P ^a,e   Palma, V L ^a   Matos, C ^a   Fernandes, R M ^a   Bohn, A ^b,c   Soares, A M V M ^d   Barbosa, I R ^e  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BEJA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^c MED Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; Atrazine; Ecdysteroid activity; Embryo toxicity; Endosulfan sulphate; Molting frequency

Indexed keywords

20-HYDROXYECDYSONE; ATRAZINE; ECDYSTEROID ACTIVITY; EMBRYO TOXICITY; ENDOSULFAN SULPHATE; MOLTING FREQUENCY;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; HERBICIDES; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY;

INSECTICIDES;

ATRAZINE; ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTERONE; ENDOSULFAN;

ABNORMALITY; ATRAZINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOSULFAN; HORMONE; MOLT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EXPOSURE; HORMONE ACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; REVERTANT;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; DAPHNIA; ECDYSTEROIDS; ECDYSTERONE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDOSULFAN; HERBICIDES; MOLTING;

ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149510281     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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