A representative sampling of tuna muscle for mercury control

The mechanisms of mercury accumulation and distribution in fish tissues are related to its high affinity for sulfhydryl groups in proteins. There is evidence that mercury is distributed unevenly based on the different reactivity of these groups in the various muscle proteins. Tuna fish also shows n...

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Main Authors: Pierluigi Piras, Antonino Bella, Maurizio Cossu, Gianuario Fiori, Andrea Sanna, Giannina Chessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/9055