Metal-Binding Proteins as Metal Pollution Indicators
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Metal-binding proteins as metal pollution indicators.
The fact that metal-binding proteins are a consequence of elevated metal concentration in organisms is well known. What has been overlooked is that the presence of these proteins provides a unique opportunity to reformulate the criteria of metal pollution. The detoxification effect of metal-binding proteins in animals from polluted areas has been cited, but there have been only very few studies...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3430178