Cholinesterase activity on Echinogammarus meridionalis (Pinkster) and Atyaephyra desmarestii (Millet): characterisation and in vivo effects of copper and zinc

Metals are released into freshwater ecosystems from natural and anthropogenic sources, compromising their structural and functional equilibrium. As early warning tools, cholinesterases (ChEs) are usually used to assess the effects of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, but are also known to be...

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Main Author: Quintaneiro, C. (author)
Other Authors: Monteiro, M. (author), Soares, A. M. V. M. (author), Ranville, J. (author), Nogueira, A. J. A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Subjects:
Acetylcholinesterase
Amphipod
Crustacean
Essential metals
Neurotoxicity
Shrimp
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23064
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/23064

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23064

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