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Alice Hontela
Researcher at University of Lethbridge
Publications - 64
Citations - 5446
Alice Hontela is an academic researcher from University of Lethbridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cortisol secretion & Perch. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 62 publications receiving 5052 citations. Previous affiliations of Alice Hontela include Université du Québec à Montréal.
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Triclosan: environmental exposure, toxicity and mechanisms of action
Andrea B. Dann,Alice Hontela +1 more
TL;DR: Concern has been raised over TCS's potential for endocrine disruption, as the antimicrobial has been shown to disrupt thyroid hormone homeostasis and possibly the reproductive axis, and there is strong evidence that aquatic species such as algae, invertebrates and certain types of fish are much more sensitive to TCS than mammals.
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Impact of glyphosate and glyphosate‐based herbicides on the freshwater environment
TL;DR: This review is designed to update previous reviews of glyphosate‐based herbicide toxicity, with a focus on recent studies of the aquatic toxicity of this class of chemicals.
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Impaired cortisol stress response in fish from environments polluted by PAHs, PCBs, and mercury.
TL;DR: A life-long exposure to chemical pollutants may lead to an exhaustion of the cortisol-producing endocrine system, possibly as a result of prolonged hyperactivity of the system.
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Seasonal variation in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) chronically exposed to metals in the field.
TL;DR: Investigation in yellow perch sampled in summer and fall from lakes situated along a contamination gradient of Cd, Zn and Cu in the mining region of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec found chronic exposure to sublethal levels of heavy metals impairs growth and alters the seasonal cycling of liver glycogen and triglycerides as well as the activities of metabolic enzymes.
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Endocrine and metabolic dysfunction in yellow perch, Perca flavescens, exposed to organic contaminants and heavy metals in the St. Lawrence River
TL;DR: The impaired ability to elevate blood cortisol in response to an acute stress may be used as a biomarker of toxic stress in health assessment of feral fish from polluted environments.