Metal distribution and metallothionein in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 287-294

  Andreani, Giulia ^a   Santoro, Mario ^a   Cottignoli, Stefano ^a   Fabbri, Micaela ^a   Carpenè, Emilio ^a   Isani, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metallothionein; Metals; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METALS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL METAL EXPOSURE; METALLOTHIONEIN; ORGANOTROPISM; SEA TURTLES;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; FERROUS ION; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; COSTA RICA; DETOXIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARIBBEAN REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; LIMON; TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 36549069630     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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