Computerized sperm motility analysis in toxicity bioassays: A new approach to pore water quality assessment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1588-1595

  Fabbrocini, Adele ^a   Di Stasio, Michele ^b   D'Adamo, Raffaele ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computerized sperm motility analysis; Embryonic development; Mediterranean lagoon; Microtox ; Pore water; Sea urchin; Toxicity bioassays

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHINODERM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; LAGOON; MOTILITY; POREWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPERM; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LAGOON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARACENTROTUS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FRESH WATER; ITALY; MALE; SEA URCHINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 77957007523     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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