Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals /

• Other Authors: Wood, Chris M. (Editor), Farrell, Anthony Peter, 1952- (Editor), Brauner, Colin J. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Academic Press, 2012.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Fish physiology ; v. 31A.
• Subjects: Fishes > Effect of metals on.; Fishes > Physiology.; Metals > Physiological effect.; Metals > Toxicology.; Homeostasis.; NATURE > Ecology.; NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.; SCIENCE > Environmental Science.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.; Metals > Toxicology; Electronic books.

Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals synthesizes the explosion of new information on the molecular, cellular, and organismal handling of metals in fish in the past 15 years. These elements are no longer viewed by fish physiologists as "heavy metals" that kill fish by suffocation,...

Table of Contents:

• An introduction to metals in fish physiology and toxicology : basic principles / Chris M. Wood
• Copper / Martin Grosell
• Zinc / Christer Hogstrand
• Iron / Nicolas R. Bury, David Boyle, and Christopher A. Cooper
• Nickel / Greg Pyle and Patrice Couture
• Cobalt / Ronny Blust
• Selenium / David M. Janz
• Molybdenum and chromium / Scott D. Reid
• Field studies on metal accumulation and effects in fish / Patrice Couture and Greg Pyle.