Role of metallothioneins in metal regulation by the Guillemot Uria aalge

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-139

  Bouquegneau, J M ^a   Debacker, V ^a   Gobert, S ^a   Havelange, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian coast; cadmium; copper; heavy metals regulation; metallothioneins; seabirds; Uria aalge; zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BELGIUM; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0030011983     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0742-8413(95)02079-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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