Antioxidant and biotransformation responses in Liza aurata under environmental mercury exposure: relationship with mercury accumulation and implications for public health

This study was carried out in the Laranjo basin (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal), an area impacted by mercury discharges. Liza aurata oxidative stress and biotransformation responses were assessed in the liver and related to total mercury (Hgt) concentrations. A seasonal fish survey revealed a sporadic inc...

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Main Author: Guilherme, S. (author)
Other Authors: Válega, M. (author), Pereira, M. E. (author), Santos, M. A. (author), Pacheco, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13134
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13134