Transition metals are essential for health, forming integral components of proteins involved
in all aspects of biological function. However, in excess these metals are potentially toxic …

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 …

General principles governing trace metal uptake and accumulation in marine invertebrates
are identified. 2. Key determinants of trace metal body concentrations are bioavailability from …

Knowledge of the uptake mechanisms and metabolism of metals is essential for
understanding the factors governing metal toxicity, discerning means by which acclimation …

Heavy metals are regulated through water quality criteria which do not recognize important
interactions between the fate and effect of heavy metals. For example:(1) mercury …

Metals are essential cofactors for bio‐chemical processes, including oxidative
phosphorylation, gene regulation and free‐radical homeostasis. Abnormalities in metal ions …

Over the past decades, comparative physiology and biochemistry approaches have played
a significant role in understanding the complexity of metal bioaccumulation in aquatic …

Iron is a vital micronutrient for teleost fish, being an integral component of proteins involved
in cellular respiration and oxygen transfer. However, in excess iron is toxic, and fish need to …

As a result of mining, forestry, waste disposal and fuel combustion, our environment is
becoming increasingly contaminated with heavy metals. The aquatic environment receives …

We investigated how the subcellular metal distribution in prey affects metal dietary
assimilation in a marine fish, the grunt Terapon jarbua. The assimilation efficiency (AE) of …