Heavy metal (Ni, Co, Cr and Ph) contamination in liver and skin tissues of Lethrinus lentjan fish family: Lethrinidae (toelost) from the Arabian Gulf

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 447-451

  El Shahawi, M S ^a,b   Al Yousuf, M H ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LIVER; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SEX; SKIN; TISSUE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

LETHRINIDAE; LETHRINUS LENTJAN;

EID: 0031731529     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809086424     Document Type: Article

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