Effects of atrazine on the gill cells and ionic balance in a neotropical fish, Prochilodus lineatus

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Paulino, M G ^a   Sakuragui, M M ^a   Fernandes, M N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Carbonic anhydrase activity; Mitochondria rich cells; Pavement cells; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ANHYDRASE; FISH;

ATRAZINE CONCENTRATIONS; FRACTIONAL AREA; FRESHWATER FISHES; IONIC BALANCE; IONIC HOMEOSTASIS; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCHRONIC EXPOSURE; TELEOST;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; IONIC LIQUID;

ATRAZINE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMEOSTASIS; INHIBITION; ION; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; OSMOREGULATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TELEOST;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER FISH; GILL; HOMEOSTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS;

PROCHILODUS LINEATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 82555164916     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.033     Document Type: Article

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