Biomarkers as a tool to assess effects of chromium (VI): Comparison of responses in zebrafish early life stages and adults

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-345

  Domingues, Inês ^a   Oliveira, Rhaul ^a   Lourenço, Joana ^a   Grisolia, Cesar Koppe ^b   Mendo, Sónia ^a   Soares, A M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Embryotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Potassium dichromate; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CHORION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LARVA; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77955051816     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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