DNA damage and effects on glutathione-S-transferase activity induced by atrazine exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 480-488

  Zhu, Lusheng ^a   Dong, Xiaoli ^a   Xie, Hui ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Wang, Jinhua ^a   Su, Jun ^a   Yu, Changwei ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Comet assay; Glutathione S transferase; Toxicity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATRAZINE CONCENTRATIONS; COMET ASSAYS; DANIO RERIO; DNA DAMAGES; GENOTOXICITIES; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; S-TRIAZINES; TAIL MOMENTS; ZEBRAFISH;

DNA;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATRAZINE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; INHIBITION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HEPATOPANCREAS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATOPANCREAS; HERBICIDES; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 80052587599     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20575     Document Type: Article

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