Effects of anthropogenic metallic contamination on cholinesterases of Gambusia holbrooki

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 72-76

  Brandão, Fátima ^a   Correia, Alberto Teodorico ^b,c   Gonçalves, Fernando ^a   Nunes, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biomonitoring; Cholinesterase impairment; Fish; Metals

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORING STUDIES; CHOLINESTERASE IMPAIRMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METAL CONTAMINATION; METALLIC CONTAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS;

BIOMARKERS; FISH; METALS;

COPPER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHOLINESTERASE; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CYPRINID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; METAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; MALE; NONHUMAN; POECILIIDAE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMONITORING; CHOLINESTERASE IMPAIRMENT; FISH; METALS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINESTERASES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886093081     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.029     Document Type: Article

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