Heavy metal-induced molecular responses in the earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus genetic fingerprinting by directed differential display

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 495-500

  Sturzenbaum S R ^a   Kille, P ^a   Morgan, A J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential display; Earthworms; Heavy metal pollution; Lumbricus rubellus; Metallothionein

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0000056006     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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