Acute effects of Benzo[a]pyrene, anthracene and a fuel oil on biomarkers of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 395, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 87-100

  Vieira, L R ^a,b   Sousa, A ^a   Frasco, M F ^a,c   Lima, I ^a,c   Morgado, F ^b   Guilhermino, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Anthracene; Anti oxidant enzymes; Benzo a pyrene; Fuel oil; Glutathione S transferases; Lactate dehydrogenase; Pomatoschistus microps

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; FUEL OILS;

ANTI-OXIDANT ENZYMES; BENZOPYRENE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASES; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; WATER ACCOMMODATED FRACTION;

BIOMARKERS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; FUEL OIL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BENZENE; BIOMARKER; FUEL; PAH; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PYRENE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DETOXIFICATION; ENERGY YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; EXPOSURE; FISH; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; ANTHRACENES; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GOBIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 41549094032     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.01.052     Document Type: Article

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