| Abstract: | Larvicides are used to control sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Great Lakes. These larvicides are useful because they are more toxic to sea lamprey than fish species found in the same habitat. The lampricides come from two classes of chemical compounds: (1) halonitrophenols, and (2) halonitrosalicylanilides. Selectivity of the larvicides appears to be based on the differences in the ability of sea lamprey larvae and fishes to detoxify and/or excrete the chemicals. Glucuronide conjugation is an important mechanism for detoxification of these larvicides by fish, and selectivity of larvicides may be due to differences in glucuronyl transferase activity between lamprey and fishes. If more detailed information were available on uptake, metabolism, excretion, and the biochemistry and physiology of lamprey as compared to fishes, it might be possible to design chemicals that would be more selective than those now in use. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 1000191 |
| Citation Author: | Howell, John H.; Lech, John J.; Allen, John L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 2103-2107 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Development of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) larvicides; 1980; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Howell, John H.; Lech, John J.; Allen, John L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 2103 |
| Citation Volume: | 37 |
| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Development of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) larvicides; 1980; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Howell, John H.; Lech, John J.; Allen, John L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00 -0600 |
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