December 2013 - 14 articles
Copper (Cu) is a trace element which is essential to life, especially in cellular biochemi- cal reactions (including cellular respiration) and acts as a cofactor for many enzymes. [...]
3 December 2013
During spawning in bivalves, important physiological systems are modulated. [...]
3 December 2013
Biomarkers are used to measure the inter- action between a stressor (physical, chemical or biological) and biochemical, cellular or physiological system, which initiate toxic events in organisms. [...]
3 December 2013
Aquatic invertebrates and algae are largely used in ecotoxicology studies. [...]
3 December 2013
In the present study, the effects of copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) to the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas gametes were investigated. [...]
Anthropogenic pressures lead to profound deleterious effects on coastal aquatic ecosys- tems. [...]
In human and veterinary therapeutics, approximately 3000 different drugs are used and prescribed in high quantities. [...]
Many surface waters have been reported to be contaminated whereas the most critical sources remain to be identified. [...]
3 December 2013
The integration of population genetics in ecotoxicology may be pertinent i) to detect pos- sible differential physiological capacities or performances between individuals carrying particular alleles or genotypes, and ii) to explain...
Fluoxetine is a widely used antidepressant frequently found in wastewater treatment plant effluent and in aquatic ecosystems at concentrations below μg/L. [...]
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