| metal content of the gulf of california blue shrimp litopenaeus stylirostris (stimpson). | the blue shrimp litopenaeus stylirostris is the main target species of the gulf of california shrimping fleet, and its heavy metal content might be of concern for human health because of the increasing contamination of the gulf. the cd content of shrimp caught by commercial trawlers ranged from 0.38 to 1.05 microg/g and the mean value was significantly lower in the northern fishing grounds. pb ranged from 3.19 to 9.59 microg/g and was significantly higher in the northern area. there were no sign ... | 2007 | 17639322 |