Gene expression in caged fish as a first-tier indicator of contaminant exposure in streams

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3092-3098

  Roberts, Aaron P ^a   Oris, James T ^a   Burton Jr , G Allen ^b   Clements, William H ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cytochrome P4501A; Metallothionein; Polymerase chain reaction; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; GENES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CYTOCHROME P4501A; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITELLOGENIN;

CONTAMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOCHROME P450 1A; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; PRIMER DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; GENE EXPRESSION; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; CAGE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVER; STREAM (RIVER); TROUT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GILLS; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR; TROUT; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 28444488580     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-137R.1     Document Type: Article

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