Effects of atrazine and chlorpyrifos on the production of nitric oxide and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the brain of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-12

  Wang, Liang Liang ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Zhao, Fu Qing ^a   Zhang, Zi Wei ^a   Yao, Hai Dong ^a   Xing, Hou Juan ^a,b   Xu, Shi Wen ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Animal Health Supervision Institute of Heilongjiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Chlorpyrifos; Common carp; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CHLORPYRIFOS; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE;

ATRAZINE; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; NEUROLOGY; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; RNA; TOXICITY TEST; TRIAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; CARP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BRAIN; CARPS; CHLORPYRIFOS; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA, MESSENGER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 84878614545     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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