Molecular size as a limiting characteristic for bioconcentration in fish

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-92

  Sakuratani, Yuki ^a   Noguchi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Katsumi ^a   Yamada, Jun ^a   Nishihara, Tsutomu ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factor; Effective cross sectional diameter; Maximum diameter; Molecular size

Indexed keywords

TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

BIOACCUMULATION; DATA SET; DIAMETER; FISH; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SIZE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FISH; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 38849185947     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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