Long-term exposure of atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) to components of produced water: Condition, gonad maturation, and gene expression

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1685-1698

  Holth, Tor Fredrik ^a,c   Thorsen, Anders ^b   Olsvik, Pål A ^b   Hylland, Ketil ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GADOID; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MARINE POLLUTION; MATURATION; OIL POLLUTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77958044173     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-089     Document Type: Article

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