Organochlorine levels and mixed function oxidase activity in skin biopsy specimens from Mediterranean cetaceans

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 723-728

  Marsili, L ^a   Fossi, M C ^a   Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G ^b   Zanardelli, M ^b   Focardi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomarker; cetaceans; mixed function oxidase; mysticetes; odontocetes; organochlorine contaminants

Indexed keywords

CETACEA;

EID: 0030425379     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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