Metallothioneins in aquatic invertebrates: Their role in metal detoxification and their use as biomarkers

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-202

  Amiard, J C ^a   Amiard Triquet, C ^a   Barka, S ^b   Pellerin, J ^c   Rainbow, P S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b Institut Oceanographique de Paris   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Biomarker; Detoxification; Metallothionein; Review

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; SILVER; ZINC;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOMARKER; DETOXIFICATION; INVERTEBRATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANNELID WORM; CRUSTACEA; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 30644471967     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.08.015     Document Type: Review

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