The effects of intramuscular and intraperitoneal injections of benzo[a]pyrene on selected biomarkers in Clarias gariepinus

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1558-1566

  Karami, Ali ^a   Christianus, Annie ^a   Ishak, Zamri ^b   Syed, Mohd Arif ^a   Courtenay, Simon Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biliary fluorescent aromatic compounds; EROD; GST; Intramuscular injection; Intraperitoneal injection; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LIPID; METABOLITE; MUSCLE; PYRENE; TELEOST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE LEVEL; BIOACCUMULATION; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; NONHUMAN; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BILE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATFISHES; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 79961127512     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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