Trace elements in the kidney tissue of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L. 1758) in Turkish seas

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1252-1259

  Sogut, Ozlem ^a   Percin, Fatih ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Copper; Iron; Kidney; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Thunnus thynnus; Trace elements; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLUEFIN TUNA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TUNA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER POLLUTION; WILD SPECIES;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 79951997897     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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