Multiple-endpoint assay provides a detailed mechanistic view of responses to herbicide exposure in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 110-111, Issue , 2012, Pages 214-224

  Nestler, Holger ^a,b   Groh, Ksenia J ^a   Schönenberger, René ^a   Behra, Renata ^a   Schirmer, Kristin ^a,b,c   Eggen, Rik I L ^a,b   Suter, Marc J F ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Diuron; Multiple endpoint assay; Norflurazon; Paraquat; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIURON; ESTERASE; HERBICIDE; NORFLURAZON; PARAQUAT; PIGMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH; HERBICIDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DIURON; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; PARAQUAT; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PYRIDAZINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 84857128920     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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