Effects of acute exposure to exogenous ammonia on cerebral monoaminergic neurotransmitters in juvenile Solea senegalensis

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 362-369

  Weber, R A ^a,b   MacEira, J J Pérez ^a   Mancebo, M J ^a   Peleteiro, J B ^c   Martín, L O García ^b   Aldegunde, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Santiago de Compostela Spain   (Spain)

^c Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Brain monoamines; Cortisol; Sole; Stress

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOGENIC AMINE;

AMMONIA; BRAIN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLATFISH; JUVENILE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FISH; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; STRESS; TELENCEPHALON; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FLATFISH; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; KIDNEY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOPAMINE; FLATFISHES; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; KIDNEY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84861710975     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0797-8     Document Type: Article

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