Heavy metals in tissues of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the northwestern Adriatic Sea

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-194

  Franzellitti, Silvia ^a   Locatelli, Clinio ^a   Gerosa, Guido ^b   Vallini, Carola ^c   Fabbri, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Rome   (Italy)

^c Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Bioaccumulation; Caretta caretta; Environmental markers; Heavy metal; Loggerhead turtle; Strandings

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MIGRATION; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 4644250503     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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