Pollutant responses in marine organisms (PRIMO 8)

This special issue consists of papers presented at the eighth international symposium on pollutant responses in marine organisms held in April 1995 in California. The contributions are divided under 11 sections: xenobiotic biotransformation enzymes - molecular biological aspects; metals - bioaccumulation, toxic effect and binding proteins; molecular and cellular pathology of xenobiotic exposure; reproductive and developmental toxicity of xenobiotics singly and as complex mixtures; endocrine disruption and developmental consequences of organochlorines. PCBs and metals; immunotoxicity of xenobiotics and use of altered immunologic function as biomarker of exposure and deleterious effect; biomarkers of exposure - characteristics and relation to other host responses; characterization of cytochrome P450 forms; xenobiotic bioavailability, disposition, biotransformation and effects on host function; novel organisms and non-invasive detection of chemical alterations following xenobiotic exposure; in vitro studies using fish and shellfish cells in culture and studies of multixenobiotic resistance; and studies directed at oil exposure, detection and effects. -S.R.Harris

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Author David E. Hinton Environmental Sciences and Policy