Metallothionein mRNA sequencing and induction by cadmium in gills of the crucian carp, Carassius auratus

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-290

  Bae, Heekyung ^a   Nam, Seong Sook ^b   Park, Hyoung Sook ^c   Park, Kwangsik ^d  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c Hanseo University   (South Korea)

^d Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Carassius auratus; Metallothionein gene expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CYSTEINE; HEAVY METAL; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GILL; GOLDFISH; KOREA; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RNA SEQUENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS;

EID: 21144452970     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.284     Document Type: Article

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