Effects of the herbicide LASSO MTX (alachlor 42% W/V) on biometric parameters and liver biomarkers in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Mikula, Premysl ^a   Blahova, Jana ^a   Kruzikova, Kamila ^a   Havelkova, Marcela ^a   Nemethova, Danka ^b   Hulak, Martin ^c   Svobodova, Zdenka ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chloroacetanilides; Cytochrome P 450; EROD; Ethoxyresorufin O deethylase; Glutathione S transferase; GSH; GST; Reduced glutathione; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 58149174094     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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