Plausibility of Daphnia magna as an alternative experimental model to evaluate effects on eicosanoid synthesis
Eicosanoids play important roles in inflammation, allergy, fever, and immune responses. In the eicosanoid pathway, cyclooxygenase (COX) catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and is a crucial target of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Thus, toxicological studies...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323006231 |