Analysis methods and reference concentrations of 12 minor and trace elements in fish blood plasma

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 273-285

  Sturrock, Anna M ^a,b   Hunter, Ewan ^b   Milton, J Andy ^a   Trueman, Clive N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Fish; Microchemistry; Multi elemental; Plasma

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; ALKALI METAL; ALKALINE EARTH METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; FISH; FRESHWATER SPECIES; MALE; MARINE SPECIES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; NONHUMAN; PLAICE; PLASMA; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPAWNING; TAXONOMY; ANIMAL; FLOUNDER;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, ALKALI; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84884589666     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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