Baseline activities of four biomarkers in three life-stages of the amphipod,Leptocheirus plumulosus |
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| Authors: | Jennifer Hoguet Peter B Key |
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| Institution: | 1. JHT Incorporated, Contractor for the National Ocean Service , Orlando, Florida, USA;2. National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research , Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated differences in baseline levels of four cellular biomarkers (glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LPx), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and cholesterol (CHL)) in the larval, juvenile, and adult stages of the estuarine amphipod, Leptocheirus plumulosus. Glutathione, LPx, and AChE exhibited the same pattern of decreasing levels with increasing developmental stage. Cholesterol showed an inverse relationship of increasing levels with increasing developmental stages. This research provides valuable background information that may be used in future assessments of amphipod biomarker research. |
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| Keywords: | Biomarker glutathione lipid peroxidation acetylcholinesterase cholesterol amphipods |
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