In this review, a wide array of bioaccumulation markers and biomarkers, used to
demonstrate exposure to and effects of environmental contaminants, has been discussed in …

Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) organize knowledge on the progression of toxicity
through levels of biological organization. By determining the linkages between toxicity …

Biomarkers are compounds or groups of compounds that can be used as signatures of
individual organisms or groups of organisms, or of certain environmental processes. Lipid …

The industrial wastes, sewage effluents, agricultural run-off and decomposition of biological
waste may cause high environmental concentration of chemicals that can interfere with the …

Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is a critical component in maintaining
homeostasis and growth in all tissues and plays a significant role in immunity and …

An in situ study of the relationship between marine contamination and genotoxic effects was
performed on female dab (Limanda limanda) collected from different sites in the eastern …

Increasing evidence suggests that sublethal effects of natural or xenobiotic chemicals in the
environment may be mediated via the stimulation of apoptosis. To investigate whether …

A sublethal dose of cadmium (Cd2+) administered via the diet during short‐term exposure
over 10 d induced programmed cell death in the hepatopancreas of the terrestrial pulmonate …

Atlantic salmon parr were reared for 4 months on experimental diets supplemented with 0
(control), 0.5, 5, 25, 125, or 250 mg Cd kg− 1 feed to establish a threshold concentration for …

The curimatã‐pacu Prochilodus argenteus is an important characiform from the São
Francisco River basin that performs long‐distance migrations for spawning upstream during …