Metal interaction and regulation of Tetrahymena pigmentosa metallothionein genes

Protist

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 283-291

  Boldrin, Francesco ^a   Santovito, Gianfranco ^a   Irato, Paola ^a   Piccinni, Ester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0036746478     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434-4610-00105     Document Type: Article

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