Isolation of putative type 2 metallothionein encoding sequences and spatial expression pattern in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-323

  Cozza, R ^a   Pangaro, T ^a   Maestrini, P ^b   Giordani, T ^b   Natali, L ^b   Cavallini, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

In situ hybridisation; Metallothionein encoding gene; Posidonia oceanica; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANGIOSPERM; DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM; PROTEIN; SEAGRASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 33749058564     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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