Characterisation of DNA probes for the analysis of metallothionein gene expression in the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 139-146

  Savva, Demetris ^a   Garcia Aljaro, Cristina ^a   Lawes, Kathryn P ^a   Świergosz Kowalewska, Renata ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bank vole; Biomarkers; DNA probes; Metallothionein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GENES; HEAVY METALS; POLLUTION; PROTEINS;

METAL POLLUTION;

DNA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; GENOMIC DNA; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN;

BIOMARKER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; RODENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRON; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VOLE; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; GENOME; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PROBES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0036628802     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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