Toxicity studies of nonylphenol and octylphenol: Hormonal, hematological and biochemical effects in Clarias gariepinus

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 752-761

  Senthil Kumaran, Satyanarayanan ^a   Kavitha, Chokkalingam ^a   Ramesh, Mathan ^a   Grummt, Tamara ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochemical profiles; Clarias gariepinus; Hematology; Nonylphenol; Octylphenol

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FISH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CATFISHES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; TRANSAMINASES;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 81455154747     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1629     Document Type: Article

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