Neuro-endocrine biomarkers of pollution-induced stress in marine invertebrates

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 185-190

  Smith, K L ^a   Galloway, T S ^a   Depledge, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immune; Mytilus edulis; Nitric oxide; TBT

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BIS(TRIBUTYLTIN) OXIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

BIOMARKER; INVERTEBRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; STRESS;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INVERTEBRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STRESS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034735729     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00599-4     Document Type: Article

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