Biomarkers of exposure in fish inhabiting the Swan-Canning estuary, Western Australia - A preliminary study

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-269

  Webb, Diane ^a   Gagnon, Marthe Monique ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bile metabolites; Biomarker; Biomonitoring; Black bream; EROD; Mixed function oxygenase; PAH; SDH

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; STORM WATER;

BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; PAH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARY; FEMALE; FISH; GEOGRAPHY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; WATER POLLUTION; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYGNUS; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038388101     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024033700202     Document Type: Article

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