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Mercury Concentrations in Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Embryo Muscle Tissue

Mercury Concentrations in Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Embryo Muscle Tissue

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Mercury Concentrations in Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Embryo Muscle Tissue

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Mercury Concentrations in Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Embryo Muscle Tissue

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 2023-08, Vol.111 (2), p.23-23, Article 23

Language

English

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New York: Springer US

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Contents

Mercury (Hg) is known to be maternally transferred during embryonic development in sharks; however, Hg concentrations in embryos of filter feeding shark species have not previously been reported. This study measured the total Hg (THg) concentration in muscle tissue of 27 embryos taken from a pregnant whale shark (
Rhincodon typus
) landed in...

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Mercury Concentrations in Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Embryo Muscle Tissue

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3040428401

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3040428401

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ISSN

0007-4861

E-ISSN

1432-0800

DOI

10.1007/s00128-023-03787-5

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