Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Biomarkers » Environmental Biomarkers
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Biological Phenomena [G16] » Environmental Biomarkers
Health Care [N] » Environment and Public Health [N06] » Public Health » Environmental Pollution » Environmental Exposure » Environmental Monitoring » Environmental Biomarkers
Description
A factor associated with the well-being of living organisms that is used as a measure of environmental change and or influence. For example, aldehyde dehydrogenase expression in earthworm tissue is used as an indication of heavy metal pollution in soils. Distinguish from BIOMARKERS. MeSH
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