Isolation and characterisation of metallothionein from the clam Ruditapes decussatus

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-318

  Simes, Dina C ^a   Bebianno, Maria João ^a   Moura, José J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cd; Clam; Metallothionein; Ruditapes decussatus; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; GLYCINE; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; SULFUR;

METALLOTHIONEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE; RUDITAPES; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0037426591     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00185-6     Document Type: Article

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