Relationships between metallothioneins and metal accumulation in the whelk Thais clavigera

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 277, Issue , 2004, Pages 135-145

  Blackmore, Graham ^a   Wang, Wen Xiong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Biomonitoring; Metallothioneins; Metals; Pre exposure; Whelk

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MURICIDAE; THAIS; THAIS CLAVIGERA;

EID: 4544299638     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps277135     Document Type: Article

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