Cloning and expression of metallothionein cDNA in the hard clam (Meretrix lusoria) upon cadmium exposure

Aquaculture

Volumn 262, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 504-513

  Chang, Yi Ting ^a   Jong, Koa Jen ^a   Liao, Bo Kai ^b   Wu, Su Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Hard clam; Mussel

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; CADMIUM; CLONE; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

BIVALVIA; MERETRIX LUSORIA;

EID: 33846624682     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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