Variation of metallothioneins in gills of the clam Ruditapes decussatus from the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 181-188

  Smaoui Damak, W ^a   Hamza Chaffai, A ^a   Bebianno, M J ^b   Amiard, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Biotic factors; Cadmium; Field study; Gills; Gulf of Gab s; Metallothionein; Physico chemical forms of storage; Ruditapes decussatus

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLAM; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GILL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS; SEA POLLUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOKINETICS; TUNISIA;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 15944423961     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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