Impact of cadmium on liver pigmentary system of the frog Rana ridibunda

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-58

  Loumbourdis, N S ^a   Vogiatzis, A K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Ferritin; Frog; Lipofuscin; Liver; Melanin; Melanomacrophage; Pigment

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; FERRITIN; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN;

ECOTOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FROG; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; PIGMENTATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANURA; LETHRINIDAE; RANA RIDIBUNDA;

EID: 0036736253     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2002.2153     Document Type: Article

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