Effect of sublethal hexavalent chromium exposure on the pituitary-ovarian axis of a teleost, Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 415-422

  Mishra, Ashish K ^a   Mohanty, Banalata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

17 estradiol assay; Channa punctatus; Chromium toxicity; Histopathology; Immunocytochemistry; Pituitary ovarian axis

Indexed keywords

CHANNA PUNCTATUS; CHROMIUM TOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PITUITARY-OVARIAN AXIS;

BODY FLUIDS; POTASSIUM;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; SUBLETHAL HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHANNA PUNCTATUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PITUITARY GLAND OVARIAN AXIS; PREVITELLOGENIC FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TELEOST; VITELLOGENIC FOLLICLE;

ANIMALS; CHROMIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPHS; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84862672223     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20654     Document Type: Article

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