Field application of metallothionein and stress protein biomarkers in the shore crab (Carcinus maenas) exposed to trace metals

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 183-200

  Pedersen, S N ^a   Lundebye, A K ^a,b   Depledge, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carcinus maenas; Metallothionein; Stress proteins; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; COPPER; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE;

EID: 0030942375     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(96)00816-8     Document Type: Article

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