Accumulation of lead, cadmium, and mercury in liver and kidney of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in relation to the season, age, and sex in the West Slovakian Lowland

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

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1299-1309

  Massányi, Peter ^a   Tataruch, Frieda ^b   Slameka, Jaroslav ^c   Toman, Robert ^a   Jurík, Rastislav ^c  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Age; Brown hare; Cadmium; Lead; Mercury; Season; Sex

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CADMIUM; LEAD; VAPORS;

MERCURY VAPOR TECHNIQUE;

HEALTH;

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HARE; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; SUMMER; VAPOR; WINTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HARES; LEAD; LIVER; MERCURY; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SLOVAKIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042626300     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120021127     Document Type: Article

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