Correct Fish Muscle AChE Extraction for Use in Environmental Risk Assessment and Ecotoxicological Studies Has Been Neglected

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal.

Abstract

Several articles published in the feld of ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment have failed to adequately use fsh muscle cholinesterases as biomarkers. This letter seeks to underline the importance of developing and applying correct protocols for the extraction of these enzymes from the tissues of these animals.

Keywords in Portuguese

Acetilcholinesterase
Músculo
Peixe
Ecotoxicologia
Avaliação de risco ambiental

Keywords

Acetylcholinesterase
Muscle
Fish
Ecotoxicology
Environmental risk assessment

Publisher

Springer

Citation

LOPES, Renato Matos. Correct Fish Muscle AChE Extraction for Use in Environmental Risk Assessment and Ecotoxicological Studies Has Been Neglected. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 104, p. 721-722, 2020.

DOI

10.1007/s00128-020-02859-0

ISSN

0007-4861

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42427

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2022-01-012022-01-01

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