Methallotioneins as biomarker of environmental stress in Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin), Argentina

POLIZZI, P; CHIODI BOUDET, L; DENUNCIO, P; RODRIGUEZ, D; GERPE, M

Long Beach

Congreso; Pollutant Responses of Marine Organisms, PRIMO; 2011

The MT results in Pontoporia blainvillei, a top predator usually exposure to environmental contaminant and several stressors, are the first review to allow future evaluation in a species qualify as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).