Increased alanine concentration is associated with exposure to fenitrothion but not carbamates in Chironomus riparius larvae

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-334

  Forcella, Matilde ^a   Berra, Elisa ^a   Giacchini, Roberto ^a   Rossaro, Bruno ^b   Parenti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine; Biomarker; Carbamates; Chironomus riparius; Fenitrothion; Metabolite analysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; FENITROTHION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; OXALOACETIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; TREHALOSE;

AMINO ACID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMARKER; CARBAMATE; CARBOFURAN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FENITROTHION; FLY; INHIBITION; LARVA; METABOLITE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; LARVA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBARYL; CARBOFURAN; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FENITROTHION; INSECTICIDES; LARVA;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 33846807587     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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