Role of metallothioneins in Cu and Cd accumulation and elimination in the g gill and digestive gland cells of mytilus galloprovincialis lam.

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 23-36

  Viarengo, A ^a   Palmero, S ^a   Zanicchi, G ^a   Capelli, R ^a   Vaissiere, R ^b   Orunesu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Centre Scientifique de Monaco   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GILL; GLAND; INTOXICATION; INVERTEBRATE; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 0021890241     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-1136(85)90018-2     Document Type: Article

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