Heavy metals and glutathione metabolism in mussel tissues

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-76

  Canesi, L ^a   Viarengo, A ^b   Leonzio, C ^c   Filippelli, M ^d   Gallo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d Presidio Multizonale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamyl cysteine synthetase; Glutathione; GSH transferase; Heavy metals; Mussel

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; SYNTHETASE;

HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCRINE GLAND; GILL; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032955780     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00116-7     Document Type: Article

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