Non-inducibility of antioxidant enzymes in the earthworms Eisenia veneta and E. fetida after exposure to heavy metals and paraquat

Pedobiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 652-657

  Hønsi, Torunn G ^a   Hoel, Lene ^a   Stenersen, Jørgen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catalase; Earthworms; Heavy metals; Paraquat; ROS; SOD

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SOIL; BIOINDICATOR; CATALASE; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; MERCURY; OXIDATION; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOXICITY; ZINC;

EISENIA FETIDA; EISENIA VENETA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0033380671     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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