Yellow eel (Anguilla anguilla) development in NW portuguese estuaries with different contamination levels

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-402

  Guimarães, Laura ^a   Gravato, Carlos ^a   Santos, Joana ^a   Monteiro, Luís S ^b   Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers of neurotoxicity; Energy metabolism; Estuarine contamination; Natural populations; Osmoregulation; Oxidative stress; Redundancy analysis; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; EEL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEALTH STATUS; OSMOREGULATION; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ARTICLE; EEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PORTUGAL; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION;

DOURO RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; LIMIA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 63949085265     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-008-0294-x     Document Type: Article

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