Acute toxic effects of pyrene on Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae): Mortality, biomarkers and swimming performance

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 206-214

  Oliveira, M ^a,b   Gravato, C ^b   Guilhermino, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Behavior; Biomarkers; Cholinesterases; Common goby; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrene

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACUTE TOXIC EFFECTS; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; BEHAVIOR; CHOLINESTERASES; COASTAL AREA; COMMON GOBY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ESTUARINE WATERS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; GOBIIDAE; HIGH PROBABILITY; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BELLS; BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; IMAGE RECORDING; MARINE POLLUTION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MUSCLE; PEPTIDES;

PYRENE;

BIOMARKER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; INHIBITION; JUVENILE; METABOLITE; MORTALITY; PAH; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PYRENE; SWIMMING;

EUROPE;

GOBIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84858749659     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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