An ecotoxicological approach for the Boka Kotorska Bay (south-eastern Adriatic Sea): First evaluation of lysosomal responses and metallothionein induction in mussels

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 326-333

  Da Ros, L ^a   Moschino, V ^a   Macic, V ^b   Schintu, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b Institute of Marine Biology   (Montenegro)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Boka Kotorska Bay; Lysosomes; Metallothioneins; Mytilus galloprovincialis

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BOKA KOTORSKA BAY; LYSOSOMES; METALLOTHIONEINS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

DOCKS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SHELLFISH;

COPPER; LIPID; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LIPID; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLLUSC; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LYSOSOME; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONTENT; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GONADS; LYSOSOMES; METALLOTHIONEIN; MYTILUS; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADRIATIC SEA; KOTOR BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MONTENEGRO;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 79960379673     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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