Do mercury, selenium, cadmium and zinc cause oxidative stress in common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from Svalbard?
The levels of mercury have shown to increase in the Arctic environment as a cause of human activities. Few studies have examined the antioxidant system as a response to heavy metals in Arctic seabirds. Levels of the elements mercury (Hg), selenium (Se), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) were analyzed in he...
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-12755 |