Relationships among metallothionein, cadmium accumulation, and cadmium tolerance in three species of fish

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2006 Apr;76(4):595-600. doi: 10.1007/s00128-006-0961-7.

Authors

S M Wu¹, K J Jong, Y J Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Aquatic Biosciences, National Chiayi University, 300 University Road, Chiayi, Taiwan.

PMID: 16688540
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0961-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cadmium / pharmacokinetics*
Cadmium / toxicity*
Cyprinidae / metabolism
Drug Tolerance
Fishes / metabolism*
Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism
Gills / metabolism
Metallothionein / metabolism
Muscles / metabolism
Species Specificity
Tilapia / metabolism
Water Pollutants, Chemical / pharmacokinetics*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity*

Substances

Water Pollutants, Chemical
Cadmium
Metallothionein