Mitochondria as biosensors for toxicity measurements in solution

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-224

  Bragadin, Marcantonio ^a   Manente, Sabrina ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRION; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXICITY;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 11844260634     PISSN: 0971765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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