Oxidative stress biomarkers and aggressive behavior in fish exposed to aquatic cadmium contamination

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Almeida, Jeane A ^a   Barreto, Rodrigo E ^b   Novelli, Ethel L B ^b   Castro, Fabio J ^a   Moron, Sandro E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Liver; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Social stress; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 65349121971     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000100013     Document Type: Article

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