Subchronic exposure to atrazine induces biochemical and histopathological changes in the gills of a Neotropical freshwater fish, Prochilodus lineatus

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-13

  Paulino, M G ^a   Souza, N E S ^a   Fernandes, M N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Blood vessels; Gill epithelium; Lipid peroxidation; Mucous cells; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SULFATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ATRAZINE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TELEOST; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACUTE EXPOSURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM; FRESHWATER FISH; GILL; GILL EPITHELIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS; SUBCHRONIC EXPOSURE; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CATALASE; CHARACIFORMES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBICIDES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PROCHILODUS LINEATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84860516178     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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