Cloning and detection of metallothionein mRNA by RT-PCR in mangrove oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-362

  Rebelo, Mauro F ^a   Pfeiffer, Wolfgang C ^a   Da Silva Jr , Hamilton ^a   Moraes, Milton O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Metallothioneins; Oyster; RT PCR; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; GILL; MANGROVE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CRASSOSTREA RHIZOPHORAE; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0038045584     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(03)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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