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- Title
Cadmium and Naphthalene-Induced Hyperglycemia in the Fiddler Crab, Uca pugilator: Differential Modes of Action on the Neuroendocrine System.
- Authors
Reddy, P. S.; Katyayani, R. V.; Fingerman, M.
- Abstract
The article presents a study that examines the effect of cadmium and naphthalene induced hyperglycemia on the activity of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) in the eyestalk neuroendocrine complex. The results of the study show that hyperglycemic activity of the eyestalk extracts of crabs exposed in cadmium was lesser than the crabs kept on clean water, while, extracts from naphthalene-exposed crab were more active. From the results, it has been suggested that the modes of action of naphthalene and cadmium are different, even though both induce hyperglycemia.
- Subjects
EFFECT of water pollution on fishes; CADMIUM &; the environment; NAPHTHALENE -- Environmental aspects; WATER pollution; TOXICITY testing; EXPERIMENTAL toxicology; TOXICOLOGY; CRABS; CRUSTACEA; HYPERGLYCEMIA
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1996, Vol 56, Issue 3, p425
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001289900061