Activity and Transcriptional Responses of Hepatopancreatic Biotransformation and Antioxidant Enzymes in the Oriental River Prawn Macrobrachium nipponense Exposed to Microcystin-LR

Activity and Transcriptional Responses of Hepatopancreatic Biotransformation and Antioxidant Enzymes in the Oriental River Prawn Macrobrachium nipponense Exposed to Microcystin-LR

Microcystins (MCs) are a major group of cyanotoxins with side effects in many organisms; thus, compounds in this group are recognized as potent stressors and health hazards in aquatic ecosystems. In order to assess the toxicity of MCs and detoxification mechanism of freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium n...

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Main Authors: Julin Yuan, Xueqin Wang, Zhiming Gu, Yingying Zhang, Zaizhao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
microcystin-LR
biotransformation
antioxidant enzyme
gene expression
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/10/4006

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