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High-precision isotopic analysis sheds new light on mercury metabolism in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas)

Whales accumulate mercury (Hg), but do not seem to show immediate evidence of toxic effects. Analysis of different tissues (liver, kidney, muscle) and biofluids (blood, milk) from a pod of stranded long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) showed accumulation of Hg as a function of age, with a s...

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Autores principales: Bolea-Fernandez, Eduardo, Rua-Ibarz, Ana, Krupp, Eva M., Feldmann, Jörg, Vanhaecke, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6513992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31086275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43825-z