Increased acetylcholinesterase activities in specimens of Sparus auratus exposed to sublethal copper concentrations

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-329

  Romani, Rita ^a   Antognelli, Cinzia ^a   Baldracchini, Francesca ^a   De Santis, Alessandra ^a   Isani, Gloria ^b   Giovannini, Elvio ^a   Rosi, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Copper homeostasis; Kinetic constants; Molecular polymorphism; Sparus auratus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; COPPER; METAL; SEA WATER; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; OSTEICHTHYES; SPARUS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 0038666518     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(03)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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