Hepatic ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in flounder (Platichthys flesus) from contaminant impacted estuaries of the United Kingdom: Continued monitoring 1999-2001

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Kirby, M F ^a   Neall, P ^a   Bateman, T A ^a   Thain, J E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; EROD; Estuary; Flounder (Platichthys flesus); Mixed function oxygenase; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; ESTUARIES; IMPURITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASE (MFO) SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; LIVER ENZYME; OXYGENASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTUARY; EXPOSURE; FLOUNDER; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SCALE UP; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLOUNDER; GREAT BRITAIN; LIVER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REFERENCE VALUES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PLATICHTHYS; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 3242810428     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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