Accumulation and distribution of dietary uranium in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 477-494

  Cooley, H M ^a   Klaverkamp, J F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Diet; Distribution; Lake whitefish; Tissues; Uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; GILL; GONAD; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS;

EID: 0033995353     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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