A review of toxicity testing protocols and endpoints with Artemia spp.

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-49

  Libralato, G ^a   Prato, E ^b   Migliore, L ^c   Cicero, A M ^d   Manfra, L ^d,e  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^e STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artemia; Behavioral endpoints; Biomarker; Hatching; Immobilization mortality and survival; Toxicity test methods

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FOOD SUPPLY; PEPTIDES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TESTING;

ARTEMIA; BEHAVIORAL ENDPOINTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASES; HATCHING; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TOXICITY TEST;

TOXICITY;

ALDEHYDE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GUIDELINE; HATCHING; IMMOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTEMIA;

EID: 84963544790     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.04.017     Document Type: Article

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