Stability of lysosomal membrane in Carcinus maenas acts as a biomarker of exposure to pharmaceuticals

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3783-3793

  Aguirre Martinez G V ^a,b   Buratti, S ^c   Fabbri, E ^c   Del Valls, T A ^a   Martin Diaz M L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b Campus Universitario de Puerto Real   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Crabs; Hemolymph; Neutral red; Therapeutic drugs

Indexed keywords

CRABS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; HEMOLYMPH; LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE STABILITIES; NEUTRAL RED; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAMINATIONS; THERAPEUTIC DRUGS;

AMIDES; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CAFFEINE; MARINE POLLUTION;

SHELLFISH;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; IBUPROFEN; NOVOBIOCIN; SEA WATER; DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRAB; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MEMBRANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CARCINUS MAENAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HABITAT; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHARMACY; SEA POLLUTION; ANIMAL; BRACHYURA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEMOLYMPH; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEMOLYMPH; LYSOSOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878360144     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2827-2     Document Type: Article

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