Persistent organic pollutants and enzyme activities in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from Orbetello lagoon

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-28

  Burroni, Costanza ^a   Mariottini, Michela ^a   Della Torre, Camilla ^a   Corsi, Ilaria ^a   Caruso, Tancredi ^a   Sensini, Cristiana ^a   Perra, Guido ^a   Volpi, Valerio ^a   Zucchi, Sara ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CYP450; European eel; Mediterranean lagoon; POPs; UDPGT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856092383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv3n1p14     Document Type: Article

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