Assessment of a glutathione S-transferase and related proteins in the gill and digestive gland of Mytilus edulis (L.), as potential organic pollution biomarkers

Biomarkers

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-56

  Fitzpatrick, Patrick J ^a,b   O'Halloran, John ^a   Sheehan, David ^a   Walsh, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestive gland; Gill; Glutathione S transferase; Mytilus edulis; Oxidative stress; Specific activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002910635     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135475097231977     Document Type: Article

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