The paper outlines a 2-tier approach for wide-scale biomonitoring programmes. To obtain a
high level of standardization, we suggest the use of caged organisms (mussels or fish). An …

Multixenobiotic resistance in aquatic organisms exposed to natural toxins or anthropogenic
contaminants is a phenomenon analogous to multidrug resistance in mammalian tumor cell …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Synthetic musk compounds, widely used as fragrances in consumer products, have been
detected in human tissue and, surprisingly, in aquatic organisms such as fish and mollusks …

Organic contaminants are continually entering aquatic environments and thence the tissues
of resident biota. Mussels and other molluscs are used worldwide as sentinels in pollution …

Biomarkers are increasingly being used in environmental monitoring to provide evidence
that organisms have been exposed to, or affected by, xenobiotic chemicals. Usually, these …

Multixenobiotic resistance mechanisms (MXR) related to the mammalian P-glycoprotein
multidrug transporter protein (P-gp) are known to occur in several marine invertebrates. In …

Multidrug transporters are ATP-dependent transport proteins which efflux a variety of
moderately hydrophobic compounds out of cells. This article reviews the biology and …

Aquatic organisms and, in particular, filter feeders, such as mussels, are continuously
exposed to toxicants dissolved in the water and, presumably, require adaptations to avoid …

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is an invasive species that has proliferated in
European and North American rivers and lakes during the last century. In this study, D …