Journal article
Pollution biomarkers in estuarine animals: Critical review and new perspectives
Abstract
In this review, recent developments in monitoring toxicological responses in estuarine animals are analyzed, considering the biomarker responses to different classes of pollutants. The estuarine environment imposes stressful conditions to the organisms that inhabit it, and this situation can alter their sensitivity to many pollutants. The specificity of some biomarkers like metallothionein tissue concentration is discussed in virtue of its …
Authors
Monserrat JM; Martínez PE; Geracitano LA; Amado LL; Martins CMG; Pinho GLL; Chaves IS; Ferreira-Cravo M; Ventura-Lima J; Bianchini A
Journal
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, Vol. 146, No. 1-2, pp. 221–234
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.08.012
ISSN
1532-0456