title: Comparison of metal levels in different tissues of seven ray species from Antalya Bay, Mediterranean Sea.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the metal concentrations in muscle, liver, gill and intestine of seven ray species from Antalya Bay. Because the study is the first for rays in Antalya Bay, this study provides valuable preliminary information about metal contents in different tissues of the examined ray species from the bay and indirectly indicates the environmental contamination of the Antalya Bay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Giresun University, 28049, Giresun, Turkey, mturkmen65@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Yalçın
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tepe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061006:Bays / Q000737:chemistry; D005880:Gills / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012860:Skates, Fish / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical