Hepatic metallothionein concentrations in the golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) - Relationship with environmental metal concentrations in a metal-contaminated coastal system in Portugal

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Oliveira, M ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Maria, V L ^b   Serafim, A ^b   Bebianno, M J ^b   Pacheco, M ^a   Santos, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Cadmium; Copper; Liza aurata; Mercury; Metallothioneins; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC POLLUTION; CADMIUM-COPPER; COASTAL SYSTEMS; CURRENT DATA; DISTRIBUTION OF METAL; FIELD SURVEYS; HYDROLOGICAL FACTORS; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LAGOON SYSTEMS; LIZA AURATA; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL CONTENT; METALLOTHIONEINS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PORTUGAL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIA DE AVEIRO; SEDIMENTS AND WATERS;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); METALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; MERCURY; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; ENZYME; FISH; LAGOON; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTA; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYDROLOGY; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; PORTUGAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SMEGMAMORPHA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO;

LIZA AURATA; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 76049093823     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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