Acute and chronic effects of cadmium on blood homeostasis of an estuarine crab, Chasmagnathus granulata, and the modifying effect of salinity

Whole body oxygen consumption and some hemolymph parameters such as pH, partial pressure of gases, level of ions and lactate were measured in the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulata after both acute (96 h) and chronic (2 weeks) exposure to cadmium at concentrations ranging from 0.4 to 6.3 mg/l. I...

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Main Authors: E.M. Rodríguez, R. Bigi, D.A. Medesani, V.S. Stella, L.S.L. Greco, P.A.R. Moreno, J.M. Monserrat, G.N. Pellerano, M. Ansaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000400011