The midgut epithelium of aquatic arthropods: A critical target organ in environmental toxicology

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2002, Pages 911-914

  Beaty, Barry J ^a   Mackie, Ryan S ^a   Mattingly, Kimberly S ^a   Carlson, Jonathan O ^a   Rayms Keller, Alfredo ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic arthropods; Heavy metals; Metal responsive genes; Midgut epithelium; Mucin; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MUCIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AQUATIC FAUNA; BIOASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INSECT GENETICS; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTHROPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036995965     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110s6911     Document Type: Review

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