Increased vitellogenin gene expression in the mussel Elliptio complanata exposed to estradiol-17β

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 861-866

  Gagné, François ^a   André, Chantale ^a   Blaise, Christian ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkali labile phosphates; Bivalves; Estrogens; mRNA; Real time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction; Vitellogenin expression

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIVALVIA; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 27644539247     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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