Biochemical biomarkers in environmental studies-lessons learnt from enzymes catalase, glutathione S-transferase and cholinesterase in two crustacean species

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-581

  Jemec, Anita ^a   Drobne, Damjana ^b   Tišler, Tatjana ^a   Sepčić, Kristina ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biochemical biomarker; Catalase; Cholinesterase; Daphnia magna; Environmental risk assessment; Glutathione S transferase; Hazard; Marker; Metals; Pesticides; Terrestrial invertebrate Porcellio scaber; Toxicogenomics; Toxicoproteomics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CHOLINESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOPODA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; CHOLINESTERASES; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOPODA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA; PORCELLIO SCABER; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 77949288296     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0112-x     Document Type: Article

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