Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6318554 | Environmental Pollution | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Results demonstrated non-enzymatic antioxidants' importance on protecting bivalves. ⺠S. plana's adaptive skills over time depend on the contamination extent. ⺠Antioxidants intervention evidenced an adjustment capacity increasing with the age. ⺠Gills responded to mercury moderate levels by increasing thiols and glutathione. ⺠Ascorbic acid displayed a compensatory role where organs failed to increase thiols.
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Authors
I. Ahmad, I. Mohmood, J.P. Coelho, M. Pacheco, M.A. Santos, A.C. Duarte, E. Pereira,