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Physiological Methods in Fish Toxicology: Laboratory and Field Studies

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Fish Physiology: Recent Advances

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During the last two decades, the use of biochemical and physiological methods in fish toxicology has expanded dramatically. This review provides some background on the use of a physiological approach to detect early and sublethal responses of fish to toxic substances. We have also described results of field and laboratory studies, and have discussed the advantages and problems associated with various techniques based on our experiments.

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  1. Lars Förlin
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  1. Department of Zoophysiology, University of Göteborg, PO Box 250 59, S-400 31, Göteborg, Sweden

    Stefan Nilsson (Professor) & Susanne Holmgren (Associate Professor) (Professor) &  (Associate Professor)

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Förlin, L., Haux, C., Andersson, T., Olsson, PE., Larsson, Å. (1986). Physiological Methods in Fish Toxicology: Laboratory and Field Studies. In: Nilsson, S., Holmgren, S. (eds) Fish Physiology: Recent Advances. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6558-7_10

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