Responses of laboratory exposed catfish (Clarias gariepinus) to environmentally relevant concentrations of p,p'-DDT

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 919-925

  Brink, Kerry ^a   van Vuren, Johan ^a   Bornman, Riana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Clarias gariepinus; Laboratory exposures; P,p' DDT

Indexed keywords

ALKALI LABILE PHOSPHATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; ZINC;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GONAD; MALE; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATFISHES; DDT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LABORATORIES; MALE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 84871767358     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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