Inducibility of metallothionein mRNA expression and cadmium tolerance in larvae of a marine teleost, the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-99

  George, Stephen G ^a   Hodgson, Paul A ^a   Tytler, Peter ^a   Todd, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME INDUCTION; FETUS; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 26844491046     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0146     Document Type: Article

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