Differential Hepatic Metal and Metallothionein Levels in Three Feral Fish Species along a Metal Pollution Gradient

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Bervoets, Lieven ^a   Knapen, Dries ^a   De Jonge, Maarten ^a   Van Campenhout, Karen ^b   Blust, Ronny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Flemish Government   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN; RIVER WATER; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERAL SPECIES; FISH; GOBIO GOBIO; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; HEPATOSOMATIC INDEX; LIVER LEVEL; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RUTILUS RUTILUS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH PROTEINS; FISHES; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; PERCHES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

GOBIO; GOBIO GOBIO; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 84875538057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060805     Document Type: Article

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