Biomarkers responses in muscle of Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) from a heavy metals and PAHs polluted estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2097-2108

  Oliva, Milagrosa ^a   Perales, José Antonio ^a   Gravato, Carlos ^b   Guilhermino, Lucia ^b   Galindo Riaño, María Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AChE; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; IDH; LDH; PAHs; Solea senegalensis

Indexed keywords

ACHE; BIOMONITORING; IDH; LDH; PAHS; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MUSCLE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTHRACENE; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHRYSENE; COPPER; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FLATFISH; HEAVY METAL; PAH;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTUARY; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SPAIN; SPRING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLATFISHES; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; HUELVA ESTUARY; ODIEL RIVER; SPAIN; TINTO RIVER;

SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 84866757957     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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