Biochemical blood parameters: are they effective biomarkers of chronic toxicity?

• Autor(es): Fernandes, Conceição ; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, A. ; Coimbra, A. ; Saavedra, M.J. ; Salgado, Maria Antónia
• Data: 2009
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/7302
• Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The use of biomarkers has become attractive and useful for monitoring environmental quality and health of fish inhabiting polluted ecosystems. Among them, plasmatic biochemical parameters could be a promissory indicator of fish health condition. The question that comes up is if plasmatic biochemical levels could be a tool in a long-term evaluation of the fish stress responses.