Polymorphism of metallothionein genes in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas as a biomarker of response to metal exposure

Biomarkers

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 439-450

  Tanguy, Arnaud ^a   Boutet, Isabelle ^b   Bonhomme, Francois ^c   Boudry, Pierre ^d   Moraga, Dario ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Metallothionein; Polymorphism; Type

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COPPER; DNA; HEAVY METAL; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; METAL TOLERANCE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXONS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSTREIDAE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0036873726     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500210157531     Document Type: Review

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