Abstract:he present study was performed to evaluate the concentration of some heavy metals in liver, kidney and muscles of the spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus from natural (Dakhla Oasis) and contaminated (Helwan) areas in Egypt. The copper, manganese and nickel concentrations showed highly significant differences in mice's livers between the two study areas. However, there was no difference between sites in measures of heavy metals in the kidney, except copper, which showed highly significant differences. Iron, manganese … Show more
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