Effects of Dietary N-acetylcysteine on the oxidative stress induced in Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) exposed to a microcystin-producing cyanobacterial water bloom

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1679-1686

  Puerto, María ^a   Prieto, Ana I ^a   Pichardo, Silvia ^a   Moreno, Isabel ^a   Jos, Ángeles ^a   Moyano, Rosario ^b   Cameán, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microcystin; N acetylcysteine; Oreochromis niloticus; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY; CARBONYL GROUPS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL CELLS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; ENZYME COMMISSIONS; FISH FARMS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION LEVELS; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; N-ACETYLCYSTEINE; NATURAL WATERS; ORAL DOSE; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; PROOXIDANT; PROTEIN CONTENTS; REDUCED GLUTATHIONE; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER-BLOOM;

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FISH; LIVER; MEATS; OXYGEN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER TREATMENT;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ARGININE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MICROCYSTIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMARKER; CICHLID; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; TILAPIA;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CICHLIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISH DISEASES; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICROCYSTINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WATER;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 69049116226     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-520.1     Document Type: Article

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