Can the Activities of Acetylcholinesterase and Glutathione S-Transferases of Crangon crangon (L.) be Used as Biomarkers of Fuel Oil Exposure?

This work aimed to determine the sensitivity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and glutathione S-transferases (GST) activities of Crangon crangon (L.) to the water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of the fuel oil spilled by the oil tanker Prestige, in order to assess their usefulness as markers for this kin...

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Main Author: Menezes, Salomé (author)
Other Authors: Soares, Amadeu M. V. M. (author), Guilhermino, Lúcia (author), Peck, Mika R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Subjects:
Crangon crangon
Prestige fuel oil
Biomarker
Acetylcholinesterase
Glutathione S-transferases
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6417
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/6417

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6417

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