Effect of cadmium on water metabolism regulation by meriones shawi (Rodentia, Muridae)

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-248

  Mbarek, Sihem ^a   Saidi, Tounes ^a   Mansour, Hedi Ben ^a   Stéphane, Melik Parsadaniantz ^b   Rostene, William ^b   Chaouacha Chekir, Rafika Ben ^a  

^a Biotechpole Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

arginine vasopressin; cadmium; hypothalamic neurons; Meriones shawi; water metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CONTAMINATED DIET; HUMAN POPULATION; HYPOTHALAMIC NEURONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL SITES; LABORATORY RODENTS; MERIONES SHAWI; NEURONAL SYSTEMS; NEUROTOXICITY; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; RODENTIA; TOTAL BODY WATER; TUNISIA; WATER FLUX; WATER INFLUX; WATER INTAKES; WATER REGULATION; WATER RESTRICTIONS;

AMINO ACIDS; ARGININE; BRAIN; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARGIPRESSIN; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; TUNISIA; WATER METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MERIONES; MERIONES SHAWI; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 79952294468     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0049     Document Type: Article

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