Stress-inducible transgenic nematodes as biomonitors of soil and water pollution

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-526

  Power, R S ^a   David, H E ^a   Mutwakil, M H A Z ^a   Fletcher, K ^a   Daniells, C ^a   Nowell, M A ^a   Dennis, J L ^a   Martinelli, A ^a   Wiseman, R ^a   Wharf, E ^a   De Pomerai, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Heat shock stress inducibility; Immunological stress; Microwave induced stress; Reporter transgene; Soil freshwater pollution monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 14444283856     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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