Exposure of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to sediments contaminated with heavy metals down-regulates the gene expression of stress biomarkers

Heavy metals incidence in the aquatic environment and its accumulation in fish are under constant review. Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) specimens were exposed for two weeks to sediments highly concentrated in metals, collected at the Portman Bay (Murcia, Spain). The metals bioaccumulation was te...

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Main Authors: Said Benhamed, Francisco A. Guardiola, Salvadora Martínez, M.J. Martínez-Sánchez, Carmen Pérez-Sirvent, Mohammed Mars, María A. Esteban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750016300208