Metallothionein-like metal-binding protein in the biomonitor Chaoborus: Occurrence and relationship to ambient metal concentrations in lakes

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 737-741

  Croteau, Marie Noële ^a   Hare, Landis ^a   Campbell, Peter G C ^a   Couillard, Yves ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Cadmium; Chaoborus; Lake; Metallothionein

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECT CONTROL; PROTEINS;

BIOMONITOR;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; LAKE WATER; METAL BINDING PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; LAKE POLLUTION; LARVA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHAOBORUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; METAL BINDING; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DIPTERA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; METALLOTHIONEIN; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036556334     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2002)021<0737:MLMBPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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