Hormone profile of an edible, freshwater teleost, Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters) under endosulfan toxicity

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-234

  Thangavel, P ^a   Sumathiral, K ^b   Maheswari, S ^b   Rita, S ^b   Ramaswamy, M ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Endosulfan; Fish; Hormone profile; Insulation mechanism; Insulin; Prolactin; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77954029772     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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