Excretion of three heavy metals in the shed skin of exposed corn snakes (Elaphe guttata)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Jones, D E ^a   Holladay, S D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FORM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR BY FOOD OR NUTRITIONAL SOURCE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); REPTILE; RODENT; SKIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SNAKE; WEIGHT GAIN; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COLUBRIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MICE; MOLTING; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ELAPHE; PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 33646821042     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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