Validation of hsp70 stress gene expression as a marker of metal effects in Deroceras reticulatum (Pulmonata): Correlation with demographic parameters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2246-2253

  Köhler, Heinz R ^a   Belitz, Beatrix ^b   Eckwert, Helga ^a   Adam, Ralf ^c   Rahman, Basim ^a   Trontelj, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biomarker validation; Heat shock gene transcription; Heavy metals; Hsp70 sequence; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INVERTEBRATE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PULMONATA;

EID: 0031789121     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<2246:VOHSGE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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