Accumulation and distribution of methylmercury in freshwater- and seawater-adapted eels

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-263

  Yamaguchi, M ^a   Yasutake, A ^a   Nagano, M ^a   Yasuda, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GILL; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; STOMACH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644258903     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0421-1     Document Type: Article

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