Selenium and mercury have a synergistic negative effect on fish reproduction

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-24

  Penglase, S ^a,b   Hamre, K ^a   Ellingsen, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Methylmercury; Reproduction; Selenium; Toxicity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SELENOMETHIONINE;

CYPRINID; DIET; GROWTH RESPONSE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELENIUM; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH REGULATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SURVIVAL; ZEBRA FISH;

METHYLMERCURY; REPRODUCTION; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SELENOMETHIONINE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84896740231     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.01.020     Document Type: Article

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