Effects of salinity stress on neurotransmission, energy metabolism, and anti-oxidant biomarkers of Carcinus maenas from two estuaries of the NW Iberian Peninsula

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2061-2074

  Rodrigues, Aurélie Pinto ^a,b   Oliveira, Patrícia Correia ^a   Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b   Guimarães, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMARKER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGY; SALINITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84865821342     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1992-8     Document Type: Article

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