Metallothionein concentrations in a population of Patella aspera: Variation with size

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 301, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 151-161

  Bebianno, M J ^a   Cravo, A ^a   Miguel, C ^a   Morais, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Limpets; Metallothionein; Patella aspera

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; TISSUE;

ECOTOXICOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLLUSC;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PATELLA ASPERA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOLLUSCA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

PORTUGAL;

PATELLA ASPERA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 0037213542     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00305-4     Document Type: Article

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