Effects of tributyltin and other metals on the phenoloxidase activating system of the tunicate, Styela plicata

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 191-201

  Tujula, Niina ^a   Radford, Jane ^a   Nair, Sham V ^a   Raftos, David A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Copper; Hemocytes; Morula cells; Phenoloxidase; Toxic metals; Tributyltin; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM; COPPER; ENZYME PRECURSOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCYTOSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOCYTES; METALS, HEAVY; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; UROCHORDATA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; INVERTEBRATA; STYELA PLICATA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0035851403     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(01)00175-8     Document Type: Article

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