ROLE OF METALLOTHIONEINS IN METAL REGULATION BY THE GUILLEMOT URIA AALGE

Authors
BOUQUEGNEAU JM DEBACKER V GOBERT S HAVELANGE S
Citation
Jm. Bouquegneau et al., ROLE OF METALLOTHIONEINS IN METAL REGULATION BY THE GUILLEMOT URIA AALGE, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part C, Pharmacology toxicology & endocrinology, 113(2), 1996, pp. 135-139
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Toxicology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part C, Pharmacology toxicology & endocrinology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13678280
Volume
113
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
135 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
1367-8280(1996)113:2<135:ROMIMR>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Guillemots, like other seabird species living in the North Sea, appear to be heavily contaminated by copper. Metallothioneins are present in both liver and kidney but, at least in the specimens stranded along t he Belgian coast, fail to maintain constant the copper, zinc and cadmi um load of the high molecular weight soluble proteins of both organs, stressing the potential toxic role of these metals, mainly copper.