Quantitation of metallothionein mRNA from the New Zealand common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) and its implications for biomonitoring

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 869-877

  Laurie, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Gobiomorphus cotidianus; Metallothionein; mRNA; Sentinel species; Taqman PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; FISH; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROTEIN;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EUKARYOTA; GOBIOMORPHUS; GOBIOMORPHUS COTIDIANUS; PHILYPNODON;

EID: 13444259591     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517286     Document Type: Article

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