Seasonal variations of metallothionein concentrations in the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-367

  Baudrimont, M ^a   Lemaire Gony, S ^a   Ribeyre, F ^a   Metivaud J ^a   Boudou, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Asiatic clam; Field study; Fresh water; Heavy metals; Metallothionein; Reproductive cycle; Temperature

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLAM; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VISCERA;

CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 0031450878     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(97)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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