Inducibility of a molecular bioreporter system by heavy metals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-91

  Klimowski, Laura ^a   Rayms Keller, Alfredo ^a   Olson, Ken E ^a   Yang, Ray S H ^b   Tessari, John ^b   Carlson, Jon ^a   Beaty, Barry ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreporter; Heavy metals; Luciferase; Metallothionein promoter; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LUCIFERASE; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME INDUCTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER; TRIXIS;

EID: 0030063755     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0085:IOAMBS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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