Activity of carboxylesterase and glutathione S-transferase in different life-stages of carabid beetle (Poecilus cupreus) exposed to toxic metal concentrations

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-512

  Wilczek, Grazyna ^a   Kramarz, Paulina ^b   Babczyńska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adult; Cadmium; Detoxification; Female; Larva; Male; Organic xenobiotics; Pupa; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARBOXYLESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; POECILUS; POECILUS CUPREUS;

EID: 0242668885     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(03)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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