Induction of metallothionein-like proteins by mercury and distribution of mercury and selenium in the cells of hepatopancreas and gill tissues in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 121-135

  Znidaric, Magda Tusek ^a   Falnoga, Ingrid ^a   Skreblin, Mirjana ^a   Turk, Valentina ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Gill; Hepatopancreas; Hg Se cellular distribution; Mercury; Metallothionein like proteins; Mussels; Selenium

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILL; HEPATOPANCREAS; LIVER CELL; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CELL;

ANIMALS; GILLS; HEPATOPANCREAS; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; MYTILUS; SELENIUM;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 33748619756     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:111:1:121     Document Type: Article

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