Involvement of metallothionein in Zn accumulation and elimination strategies in Ruditapes decussatus

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-199

  Serafim, A ^a   Bebianno, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; HOMEOSTASIS; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAM; DETOXIFICATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; EXOCRINE GLAND; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GILL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; THERMOSTABILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GILLS; METALLOTHIONEIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 33845774855     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-005-0258-6     Document Type: Article

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