Metallothionein mRNA accumulation in early developmental stages of Crassostrea virginica following pre-exposure and challenge with cadmium

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 185-194

  Roesijadi, G ^a,b   Hansen, K M ^a   Unger, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Crassostrea virginica; Invertebrate; Larval toxicity; Metal toxicity; Metallothionein; Metals; Mollusc; mRNA; Oyster; Ribonuclease protection assay

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0030725906     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(97)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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