Lysosomal response of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) coelomocytes to the fungicide copper oxychloride and relation to life-cycle parameters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1026-1031

  Reinecke, Sophiè A ^a   Helling, Beate ^a   Reinecke, Adriaan J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copper; Earthworm; Life cycle traits; Lysosomal biomarker; Neutral red

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGICIDES; GROWTH KINETICS; MONITORING; TOXICITY;

LYSOSOMAL RESPONSE;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER DERIVATIVE; COPPER OXYCHLORIDE; FUNGICIDE; NEUTRAL RED; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMARKER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EARTHWORM; FUNGICIDE; LIFE CYCLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BIOMASS; BODY GROWTH; CELL; CELOMOCYTE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HATCHING; LIFE CYCLE; LYSOSOME; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; COLORING AGENTS; COPPER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRAL RED; OLIGOCHAETA; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0036590254     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2002)021<1026:LROEEF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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