Blood δ-ALAD, lead and cadmium concentrations in spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) from Southeastern Spain and Northern Africa

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 670-677

  Martinez Lopez E ^a   Sousa, A R ^b   Maria Mojica P ^a,c   Gomez Ramirez P ^a   Guilhermino, L ^b   Garcia Fernandez A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Santa Faz Wildlife Recovery Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

ALAD; Blood; Cadmium; Heavy metals; Lead; Testudo graeca; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; CADMIUM; LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CADMIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEAD; TURTLE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SPAIN; TESTUDO GRAECA; TORTOISE; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; LEAD; MALE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SPAIN; TURTLES;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO GRAECA;

EID: 77952240901     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-009-0441-z     Document Type: Article

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