Subcellular distribution of heavy metals in livers and kidneys of Stenella coeruleoalba and Tursiops truncatus from the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 74-79

  Storelli, M M ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN;

HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; STENELLA COERULEOALBA; TISSUE LEVEL; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

ANIMALS; DOLPHINS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; STENELLA COERULEOALBA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036143039     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00221-1     Document Type: Article

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