Evidence for an interaction between p-glycoprotein and cadmium toxicity in cadmium-resistant and -susceptible strains of Drosophila melanogaster

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-213

  Callaghan, A ^a   Denny, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Drosophila; Heavy metal resistance; p glycoprotein; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN P; VERAPAMIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

CADMIUM;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECOTOXICITY; GENETIC RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; DIET; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; LARVA; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0036020105     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2002.2186     Document Type: Article

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