Amylase polymorphism of Littorina brevicula from polluted and unpolluted sites, Korea

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 633-638

  Park, K S ^a   Song, J I ^b   Choe, B L ^c   Kim, S J ^a  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; KOREA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEX RATIO; SNAIL; WEIGHT;

ALLELES; AMYLASES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; KOREA; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MOLLUSCA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEAWATER; SEX RATIO; STOMACH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA BREVICULA;

EID: 0032734344     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289901027     Document Type: Article

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