European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) metallothionein, endocrine, metabolic and genotoxic responses to copper exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  Oliveira, M ^a   Serafim, A ^b   Bebianno, M J ^b   Pacheco, M ^a   Santos, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Copper; Cortisol; Genotoxicity; Metallothionein; T3; T4

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DNA; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; METALLOTHIONEIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

COPPER; EEL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENOTOXICITY; METABOLISM; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; ERYTHROCYTE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL NUCLEUS; COPPER; ERYTHROCYTES; GILLS; HYDROCORTISONE; KIDNEY; LACTIC ACID; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; MUTAGENS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 40849134168     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.10.034     Document Type: Article

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