Cadmium and lead accumulation in cattle in NW Spain

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 128-130

  Lopez Alonso M ^a   Prieto Montana F ^b   Miranda, M ^a   Castillo, C ^a   Hernandez J ^a   Benedito, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CATTLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVESTOCK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SILAGE; SPAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KIDNEY; LEAD; LIVER; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPAIN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038630878     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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