Accumulation and elimination of cadmium and zinc in the Asian periwinkle Littorina brevicula

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 965-974

  Han, Soo Jeong ^a   Park, Jin Sung ^a   Lee, In Sook ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cadmium; Elimination; Littorina brevicula; Metal binding protein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; PROTEINS; ZINC;

BINDING PROTEINS;

DETOXIFICATION;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM BINDING PROTEIN; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN LIKE CADMIUM BINDING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOSOL; DETOXIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SNAILS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA BREVICULA;

EID: 0038669084     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120018604     Document Type: Article

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