Effects of the statin antihyperlipidemic agent simvastatin on grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Key, Peter B ^a   Hoguet, Jennifer ^a   Reed, Lou Ann ^a   Chung, Katy W ^a   Fulton, Michael H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Grass shrimp; Pharmaceutical; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHOLESTEROL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GRASS SHRIMP; SIMVASTATIN; STATIN ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC AGENT;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTATHIONE; SIMVASTATIN;

BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LARVAL STAGE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PALAEMONIDAE; SIMVASTATIN; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PALAEMONETES PUGIO;

EID: 41449092262     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20318     Document Type: Article

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