A Greater Capacity of Metallothionein Synthesis: Would it be Sufficient as Explanation for the Absence of Pathological Effects in Marine Mammals with Extremely High Cd Concentrations? A Review

A Greater Capacity of Metallothionein Synthesis: Would it be Sufficient as Explanation for the Absence of Pathological Effects in Marine Mammals with Extremely High Cd Concentrations? A Review

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Several studies have shown that marine mammals, especially the oceanic ones, present extremely high Cd concentrations. As the phenomenon of Cd transfer from cephalopods to cetaceans seems to be natural, the most plausible reason for the perpetuation of these predator species is related to adaptation...

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Main Authors: Paulo Renato Dorneles, André Pinheiro de Almeida, Olaf Malm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2018-06-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
cadmium
marine predators
detoxification
adaptations
toxicity
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/16311

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