Review of Biomarkers and New Techniques for in Situ Aquatic Studies with Bivalves

Environmental Toxicity Testing

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 206-228

  Gagné, Francois ^a   Blaise, Christian ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers and aquatic studies with bivalves; Biomarkers for assessing health of aquatic species; Biomarkers of early biological effects and defence; Biomarkers of reproduction; Endocrine disrupters in fish emerging issues; Glutathione S transferase (GST) phase II conjugating enzyme family; Linking biomarkers at higher levels of biological organization; Relevance of biomarkers in assessment of population maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349152920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444305531.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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