Trace metals in liver, skin and muscle of Lethrinus lentjan fish species in relation to body length and sex

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 256, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 87-94

  Al Yousuf, M H ^a   El Shahawi, M S ^a   Al Ghais, S M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bodylength; Fish; Organs; Sex; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SKIN EPITHELIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LETHRINIDAE; LETHRINUS LENTJAN; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034632177     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00363-0     Document Type: Article

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