Glutathione-S-transferase activity of Fucus spp. as a biomarker of environmental contamination

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-286

  Cairrao E ^a,b   Couderchet, M ^c   Soares, A M V M ^a   Guilhermino, L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Ctro Interdisciplinar I

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Detoxification process; Fucus; Glutathione S transferase; Northwestern coast of Portugal

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

BIOINDICATOR; BROWN ALGA; COASTAL ZONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARY; FUCUS; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEASHORE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUCUS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PORTUGAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FUCUS; FUCUS CERANOIDES; FUCUS SPIRALIS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 9644304562     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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