Nondestructive biomarkers in vertebrates / edited by M. Cristina Fossi and Claudio Leonzio.
| Other author | Fossi, M. Cristina. |
| Other author | Leonzio, Claudio. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers, ©1994. |
| Description | 345 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Use of nondestructive biomarkers in the hazard assessment of vertebrate populations / M. Cristina Fossi, Claudio Leonzio and David Peakall -- Enzymatic biomarkers -- Blood esterases as indicators of exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides / Helen Thompson and Colin Walker -- Clinical biochemistry / Anne Fairbrother -- Metabolic products as biomarkers -- Porphyrins as nondestructive indicators of exposure to environmental pollutants / Francesco De Matteis and Chang K. Lim -- Genotoxic responses -- Genotoxic responses in blood / Lee R. Shugart -- Genotoxic responses in blood detected by cytogenetic and cytometric assays / John W. Bickham -- Hemoglobin adducts / Lee R. Shugart -- Cellular biomarkers -- Integrated approach to cellular biomarkers in fish / Michael Moore ... [et al.] -- Biomarkers in eggs -- Biomarkers in egg samples / David Peakall -- Biomarkers in studies of endangered species: marine mammals -- Improved whale biopsy system designed for multidisciplinary research / R.H. Lambertsen ... [et al.]. |
| Contents | (cont) Assessment of organochlorine pollutants in cetaceans by means of skin and hypodermic biopsies / Alex Aguilar and Asuncion Borrell -- Remarks on nondestructive biomarkers -- Rational basis for the use of biomarkers as ecotoxicological tools / Michael Depledge -- Nondestructive biomarker strategy: perspectives and applications / Claudio Leonzio and M. Cristina Fossi -- Future of nondestructive biomarkers / John F. McCarthy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93010836 |
| ISBN | 0873716485 |