Fate of labeled n-alkanes in the blue crab and stripped mullet
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
- Vol. 17 (4) , 463-467
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01685939
Abstract
Summary Results of these studies demonstrate that the blue crab was readily able to take up and discharge labeled n-alkanes, but it was not able to metabolize them. In contrast, it appears that n-alkanes taken up via the digestive tract in mullet are readily metabolized, probably via microorganisms in the gut. More limited metabolism was observed in mullet when n-alkanes were taken up via the gills.Keywords
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