A comparison of growth biomarkers for assessing sublethal effects of cadmium on a marine gastropod, Nassarius festivus

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 165-173

  Wo, K T ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^a   Wu, Rudolf S S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nassarius festivus; RNA DNA ratio; Scope for growth; Shell length; Wet weight

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; DNA; RNA;

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; CLAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROPOD; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NASSARIUS FESTIVUS; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS; NASSARIUS FESTIVUS;

EID: 0032819995     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00209-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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