Coelomic fluid lysozyme activity induction in the polychaete Eurythoe complanata as a biomarker of heavy metal toxicity

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-28

  Marcano, L ^a   Nusetti, O ^a   Rodriguez Grau J ^b   Briceno J ^c   Vilas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c SeaCrest Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLYCHAETA; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COPPER; MICROCOCCUS; MURAMIDASE; POLYCHAETA;

EURYTHOE COMPLANATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030957719     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900438     Document Type: Article

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