A biochemical study of the effects of tributyltin on unfertilized eggs, embryos and larvae of the sea squirt ciona intestinalis

Caryologia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-315

  Vittoria, Cangialosi Maria ^a   Mansueto, Valentina ^a   Puccia, Egidio ^a   Corsi, Ilaria ^b   Bonacci, Stefano ^b   Focardi, Silvano ^b   Mazzola, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biomarker; Ciona intestinalis; Embryonic development; Tributyltinchloride

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 77949757840     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2004.10589696     Document Type: Article

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