Antioxidant responses after microcystin exposure in gills of an estuarine crab species pre-treated with vitamin E

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-365

  Pinho, G L L ^a   Moura Da Rosa, C ^a   Maciel, F E ^a   Bianchini, A ^a   Yunes, J S ^a   Proenca L A O ^b   Monserrat, J M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cyanobacteria; Estuarine crab; Gills; Microcystin; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE; CYANOGINOSIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SULFUR;

CYANOBACTERIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARY; GILL; INGESTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GILLS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; VITAMIN E;

BRACHYURA; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 19544390887     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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