Characterization and expression of a Bathymodiolus sp. metallothionein gene

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 329-332

  Denis, Françoise ^a   Vachoux, Christelle ^a   Gauvry, Laurent ^a   Salin, Christophe ^a   Hardivillier, Yann ^a   Cosson, Richard ^b   Laulier, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLLUSC;

BATHYMODIOLUS; BATHYMODIOLUS SP.; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036928587     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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