Cholinesterase and glutathione-s-transferase activities in freshwater invertebrates as biomarkers to assess pesticide contamination

Studies investigating the use of biomarkers in pesticide risk assessment have greatly increased in recent years; however, issues concerning the ecological meaning of enzymatic responses have proved controversial. Ideally a good biomarker response should be modulated by the environmental contaminants...

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Main Author: Domingues, I (author)
Other Authors: Agra, AR (author), Monaghan, K (author), Soares, AMVM (author), Nogueira, AJA (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6539
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/6539