Ecotoxicological effect of ketoconazole on the antioxidant system of Daphnia similis

• Published in: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology Vol. 246; p. 109080
• Main Authors: do Prado, Caio César Achiles, Queiroz, Lucas Gonçalves, da Silva, Flávio Teixeira, de Paiva, Teresa Cristina Brazil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Aquatic toxicity; ascorbate peroxidase; biomarkers; catalase; Daphnia similis; Daphnids; ecotoxicology; glutathione transferase; ketoconazole; Oxidative stress biomarkers; Pharmaceutical contaminants; physiology; reproductive system; Aquatic toxicity; Pharmaceutical contaminants; Oxidative stress biomarkers; Daphnids

The occurrence of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants (i.e. small drugs, antibiotics) present in aquatic environments shown to be a current environmental problem still without apparent solution. In this regard, the use of ecotoxicological techniques has been shown fundamental for the appraisal of dam...