Potential use of the levels of the mRNA of a specific metallothionein isoform (MT-20) in mussel (Mytilus edulis) as a biomarker of cadmium contamination

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1450-1455

  Soazig, Lemoine ^a   Marc, Laulier ^b  

^a Faculté des Sciences   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Metallothionein; mRNA; Mytilus edulis; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; PROTEINS; RNA;

METAL POLLUTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; DIMER; HEAVY METAL; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN 10; METALLOTHIONEIN 20; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; EXPOSURE; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SEA POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0242523051     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00283-2     Document Type: Article

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