Effect of sumithion on ovarian growth of a fresh water rice field crab (Oziotelphusa senex senex Fabricius).
Sumithion exposure resulted in a decrease in the ovarian growth of the intact female crab, Oziotelphusa senex senex Fabricius apparently by the release of the gonad-inhibiting hormone (GIH).
D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005278:Fenitrothion / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007447:Invertebrate Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*
D007447:Invertebrate Hormones; D005278:Fenitrothion