Molecular and organism biomarkers of copper pollution in the ascidian Pseudodistoma crucigaster

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 759-767

  Agell, G ^a   Turon, X ^b   De Caralt, S ^a   Lopez Legentil S ^b   Uriz, M J ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Colonial ascidians; Cu pollution; Hsp; Natural toxicity; Pseudodistoma crucigaster

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLITES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATES;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; TOXIN;

BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PSEUDODISTOMA CRUCIGASTER; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TOXICITY TESTS; UROCHORDATA; VIBRIO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; PSEUDODISTOMA CRUCIGASTER;

EID: 1642370551     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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