Ecotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on earthworm Eisenia fetida: Responses of the antioxidant system, acid phosphatase and ATPase

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 732-741

  Hu, Changwei ^a,b   Li, Mei ^a   Wang, Weili ^a   Cui, Yibin ^a   Chen, Jun ^c   Yang, Liuyan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Suzhou Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of PRC   (China)

Author keywords

antioxidant system; ecotoxicity; Eisenia fetida; physiological activity; silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEMS; ECOTOXICITY; EISENIA FETIDA; PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHATASES; SODIUM; TOXICITY;

SILVER;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SILVER; TOXICITY;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 84859765369     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2012.668020     Document Type: Article

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