Enzyme Assays Using Earthworms for Assessing Innate and Nonspecific Immunotoxicity of Xenobiotics Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Enzyme Assays Using Earthworms for Assessing Innate and Nonspecific Immunotoxicity of Xenobiotics

Creator

  • Author: Chen, Shing-Chong
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Goven, Arthur James, 1950-
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Fitzpatrick, Lloyd C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Minor Professor
  • Committee Member: Shanley, Mark Stephen
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Kester, Andrew S.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Doster, Joseph A., 1943-
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Venables, Barney J.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1992-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Principal objectives of my research were to: (1) report for the first time that coelomocytes are able to reduce NBT dye and confirm the presence of lysozyme-like activity in earthworm; (2) develop a standard methodology for determination of NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity in earthworms; (3) compare NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity in earthworms with those of murine and human cells and fluids; and (4) demonstrate the sensitivity of earthworm NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity as the assays using matrics in refuse-derived fuel fly ash (RDFF) and CuSO4.
  • Physical Description: ix, 91 leaves: ill.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Immunotoxicology.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Xenobiotics.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Earthworms.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Leucocytes.
  • Keyword: earthworm
  • Keyword: immunotoxicity

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
  • Rights Holder: Chen, Shing-Chong

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: 379 N81d no.3501
  • Accession or Local Control No: 1002718037-chen
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1654519
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc277598

Degree

  • Degree Level: Doctoral
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas
  • Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy
  • Academic Department: Department of Biological Sciences
  • Degree Discipline: Biology

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