Multi-biomarker responses to estuarine habitat contamination in three fish species: Dicentrarchus labrax, Solea senegalensis and Pomatoschistus microps

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 216-227

  Fonseca, V F ^a   Franca S ^a   Serafim, A ^b   Company, R ^b   Lopes, B ^b   Bebianno, M J ^b   Cabral, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pressure; Biomarkers; D. labrax; Estuaries; P. microps; S. senegalensis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DNA; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD; LIPID; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; HABITAT USE; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTUARY; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; FISH; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RNA ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SHIPPING; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BASS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLATFISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; TAGUS ESTUARY;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 79951944454     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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