Micronucleus test in freshwater fish species: An evaluation of its sensitivity for application in field surveys

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 442-448

  Rodriguez Cea, A ^a   Ayllon, F ^a   Garcia Vazquez, E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Field surveys; Micronucleus test; Phoxinus phoxinus; Salmo trutta

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

BIOMARKER; FISH; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BROWN TROUT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; KIDNEY; LABORATORY TEST; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER ECOSYSTEM;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; CYPRINIFORMES; PHOXINUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0242321081     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(03)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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