Metal concentrations and metallothionein-like protein levels in deep-sea fishes captured near hydrothermal vents in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off Azores

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 893-908

  Company, R ^a   Felicia H ^a   Serafim, A ^a   Almeida, A J ^b   Biscoito, M ^c   Bebianno, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Museu Municipal do Funchal (Historia Natural)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Deep sea fish; Hydrothermal vents; Metallothionein; Metals; Mid Atlantic Ridge

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; FISH; HISTOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; LINEARIZATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MUSCLE; PROTEINS; VENTS;

DEEP-SEA FISH; DETOXIFICATION MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METALLOTHIONEINS; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; TISSUE PARTITIONING;

METALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DETOXIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE POLLUTION; METABOLISM; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; PORTUGAL;

PISCES;

EID: 77954861122     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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