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Water pollution and fish physiology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heath, Alan G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers, [1995]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Fishes > physiology.
Water Pollution > adverse effects.
Table of Contents:
  • Some introductory concepts
  • Environmental hypoxia
  • Respiratory and cardiovascular responses
  • Hematology
  • Uptake, accumulation, biotransformation and excretion of xenobiotics
  • Liver
  • Osmotic and ionic regulation
  • Physiological energetics
  • Alterations in cellular enzyme activity, antioxidants, adenylates and stress proteins
  • Acid pollution
  • The immune system
  • Behavior and nervous system function
  • Reproduction
  • Use of physiological and biochemical measures in pollution biology