Biological responses of juvenile European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) exposed to contaminated sediments

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-123

  De Domenico, Elena ^a   Mauceri, Angela ^a,b   Giordano, Daniela ^c   Maisano, Maria ^a   Giannetto, Alessia ^a   Parrino, Vincenzo ^a   Natalotto, Antonino ^a   D'Agata, Alessia ^a   Cappello, Tiziana ^a   Fasulo, Salvatore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Centro Universitario CUTGANA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Dicentrarchus labrax; Gills; Heavy metals; Toxic sediment exposure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLINE; FAS LIGAND; MERCURY; OXYGEN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOMARKER; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; PERCIFORM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GILL; HYPOXIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOMARKER; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; GILLS; HEAVY METALS; TOXIC SEDIMENT EXPOSURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GILLS; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ITALY; SICILY; SIRACUSA;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 84884206043     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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