Cadmium and metallothionein turnover in different tissues of the gastropod Littorina littorea

Talanta

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 301-313

  Bebianno, M J ^a   Langston, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Metallothionein; Molluscs; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; SNAIL; TOXICOKINETICS;

LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 0031925663     PISSN: 00399140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-9140(97)00344-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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