Multi-biological defects caused by lead exposure exhibit transferable properties from exposed parents to their progeny in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1367-1372

  WANG, Da yong ^a,b   YANG, Peng ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

behavior; Caenorhabditis elegans; lead exposure; phenotype; toxicity; transferable

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

LEAD EXPOSURE; MULTI-BIOLOGICAL DEFECT;

LEAD;

LEAD;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LEAD; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

LEAD; LIFE CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NEMATODE; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FEMALE; LEAD; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 36148961625     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60223-X     Document Type: Article

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