The use of multiple endpoints to assess cellular responses to environmental contaminants in the interstitial marine ciliate Euplotes crassus

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 114-115, Issue , 2012, Pages 206-216

  Gomiero, A ^a,b   Sforzini, S ^a   Dagnino, A ^a   Nasci, C ^b   Viarengo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b THETIS S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Binary mixtures; Endocytosis rate; Lysosomal membrane stability; Metals; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; COPPER; MERCURY;

BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; CILIATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES CRASSUS; IONIC STRENGTH; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIOPHORA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84858978807     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.02.030     Document Type: Article

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