Genetic susceptibility in ecosystems: the challenge for ecotoxicology.

doi:10.1289/ehp.97105s4849

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Genetic susceptibility in ecosystems: the challenge for ecotoxicology.

Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jun 1997

Evenden A J, Depledge M H

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Environmental management is inevitably complicated by the large variation in susceptibility to chemical toxicity exhibited by the living components of ecosystems, a significant proportion of which is determined by genetic factors. This paper examines the concept of genetic susceptibility in ecosy...

Topics

Animals
Biomarkers
Ecosystem
Genetic Variation
Hazardous Substances
Humans

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