Mercury and selenium interaction: A review

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 348-364

  Cuvin Aralar, Ma Lourdes A ^a   Furness, Robert W ^b  

^a Binangonan Freshwater Station Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department Binangonan Rizal 1903 Philippines ^*  (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SELENIUM;

NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0025753396     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0147-6513(91)90074-Y     Document Type: Review

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