PCB77 (3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl) co-exposure prolongs CYP1A induction, and sustains oxidative stress in B(a)P-exposed turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, in a long-term study

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-74

  Gunawickrama, S H N P ^a   Aarsæther, Niels ^a   Orbea, Amaia ^b   Cajaraville, Miren P ^b   Goksøyr, Anders ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Biosense Laboratories AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

3,3 ,4,4 Tetrachlorobiphenyl; Antioxidant enzymes; Benzo(a)pyrene; Cytochrome P4501A; Liver somatic index; Long term response

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4' TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME P450 1A; DIHYDROXYBENZO[A]PYRENE OXIDE; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOCHROME; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLATFISH; OXIDATION; PAH; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA ADDUCT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TURBOT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

7,8-DIHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXYBENZO(A)PYRENE 9,10-OXIDE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BILE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; DNA ADDUCTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; FLATFISHES; GILLS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 48749126756     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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