Metallothionein in intestine of red mullet, Mullus barbatus as a biomarker of copper exposure in the coastal marine areas

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 935-940

  Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ^a   Raspor, Biserka ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Cytosolic metals; Intestine; Metallothioneins; Mullus barbatus

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; COPPER; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS;

ADRIATIC SEA; CYTOSOLIC METALS; METALLOTHIONEINS; MULLUS BARBATUS;

PROTEINS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMARKER; COPPER; DIET; METALLOTHIONEIN; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; INTESTINES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALLOTHIONEIN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PERCIFORMES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SMEGMAMORPHA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KASTELA BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS;

EID: 34447101721     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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