Trace metal concentration in the liver tissues of four fish species from Alexandria coastal waters, Egypt

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 158-164

  Naga, Wafeqa Mohamed Aboul ^a   Al Deep, Mohamed Kamal Zeki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alexandria; Biologically essential; Coastal waters; Concentration; Fish species; Lipid; Liver tissues; Metals

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DETOXIFICATION; FISHERIES; LIPIDS; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEAN HABITATS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATER; FISH; LIPID; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL;

AFRICA; ALEXANDRIA [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; BOOPS BOOPS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; PISCES; SARDINELLA AURITA; SIGANUS RIVULATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 33745054133     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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