title: Hepatic biotransformation enzymes in a sentinel species, the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), from Cape Cod, Massachusetts: seasonal-, sex- and location related differences.
abstract: We report changes in biomarker enzymes (cytochrome P4501A, glutathione-S-transferase) and protein expression (cytochrome P4501A) in adult painted turtles, Chrysemys picta, as part of a study of the potential impact of contaminants originating from the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape, Cod, MA. In animals from both Moody Pond, a site potentially impacted by contaminants, and Washburn Pond, a nonimpacted site, rates of hepatic microsomal ethoxyresorufin-O.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology,Boston University,Boston, MA, USA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
authors.lastname: M T Rie K A Lendas B R Woodin J J Stegeman I P Callard