Effects of long-term exposure to Cu2+ and Cd2+ on the pentose phosphate pathway dehydrogenase activities in the ovary of adult Bufo arenarum: Possible role as biomarker for Cu2+ toxicity

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-318

  Carattino, Marcelo D ^a,d   Peralta, Susana ^a   Pérez Coll, Cristina ^a   Naab, Fabián ^a,e   Burlón, Alejandro ^b   Kreiner, Andrés J ^a,b   Preller, Ana F ^c   Fonovich De Schroeder, Teresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase; Biomarker; Cadmium; Copper; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EVALUATION; INCUBATION TIME; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TOAD; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BUFONIDAE; CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; OVARY; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 1642318785     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(03)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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