Cadmium toxicity, accumulation and metallothionein induction in Echinogammarus echinosetosus

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1605-1617

  Martinez M ^a   Del Ramo, J ^a   Torreblanca, A ^a   Pastor, A ^a   Diaz Mayans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cadmium; Echinogammarus echinosetosus; Metallothionein; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; ECHINOGAMMARUS ECHINOSETOSUS; GAMMARIDS; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROORGANISMS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CRUSTACEA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; GAMMARIDAE;

EID: 0030220167     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529609376445     Document Type: Article

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