Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6310344 | Chemosphere | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
As a matter of fact, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities were significantly higher in polluted sites than in reference zone. In contrast, the glutathione (GSH) concentration of exposed animals showed significant decrease in all sites, with the lowest value in S1 (57.61% of control). However, metallothioneins concentration (MT) showed no significant difference in all sites except in S1 which accounted for 127.81% of control. Therefore, the overall results of this study showed the importance of H. aspersa as a sentinel organism for biomonitoring the biologic impact of atmospheric pollution in urban areas.
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Authors
K.Y. Abdel-Halim, A.M. Abo El-Saad, M.M. Talha, A.A. Hussein, N.M. Bakry,