The copper-induced reduction of critical swimming speed in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is not caused by changes in gill structure

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-79

  Waser, Wolfgang ^a   Bausheva, Olga ^a   Nikinmaa, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cu; Gill epithelium; Locomotion; Salmonid

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

COPPER; LOCOMOTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SALMONID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FISH DISEASE; GILL; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; COPPER; GILLS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SWIMMING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 67650732115     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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