Biochemical constituents and bioaccumulation as biomarkers in the green mussel Perna viridis with reference to silver and chromium toxicity

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 353-361

  Vijayavel, K ^a,d   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a   Chezhian, A ^b   Balasubramanian, M P ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biochemical constituents; Chromium; Perna viridis; Silver

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; DNA; PROTEINS; RNA; SILVER; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

BIOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CHROMIUM TOXICITY; PERNA VIRIDIS; PROTEIN BOUND SUGARS;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; CHROMIUM; DNA; LIPID; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; RNA; SILVER; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; PERNA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 34248219850     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240601056488     Document Type: Article

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